Prenatal exposure to the pesticide DDT and breast cancer risk

https://www.facingourrisk.org/XRAY/ddt-and-breast-cancer-risk

Full article: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26079774/

This study found an association between prenatal exposure to the pesticide DDT, and an increased risk of women developing breast cancer. While this study does not prove that DDT exposure directly causes breast cancer, it serves as a reminder that pregnant women's exposure to toxic environmental agents can affect their children's risk for disease later in life.

Questions To Ask Your Health Care Provider

I might have been exposed to ________ while pregnant/before pregnancy. Will this affect my child? If it might, what should my child do?
I might have been exposed to ________. How will this affect me? What should I do?

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