FREE NEJM E-TOC    HOME   |   SUBSCRIBE   |   CURRENT ISSUE   |   PAST ISSUES   |   COLLECTIONS   |   Search Term  Advanced Search

Sign in | Get NEJM's E-Mail Table of Contents — Free | Subscribe

Previous Volume 338:988-991 April 2, 1998 Number 14 Next

	Since this article has no abstract, we have provided an extract of the first 100 words of the full text and any section headings.

	Full Text Purchase this article Add to Personal Archive Add to Citation Manager Notify a Friend E-mail When Cited Related Article by Safe, S. H. Related Article by Hunter, D. J. PubMed Citation

To the Editor: Hunter et al. (Oct. 30 issue)¹ report that there is no significant correlation between breast cancer and plasma levels of 1,1'-dichloro-2,2-bis( p-chlorophenyl)ethylene (p,p'-DDE) and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) two to three years before diagnosis, but estrogenic chemicals in pesticides, plastics, and other products that could contribute significantly to the burden of environmental estrogens in the body were not examined. Hunter et al. state, "The blood levels of DDE and PCBs we measured reflect exposure that occurred over a period of many years." Although parent 2,2-bis( p-chlorophenyl )-1,1,1-trichloroethane (DDT) and PCB mixtures show estrogenic activity, persistent residues . . . [Full Text of this Article]

References

This article has been cited by other articles:

• DAVIS, D. L., WEBSTER, P. S. (2002). The Social Context of Science: Cancer and the Environment. The ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Science 584: 13-34 [Abstract]