Breast cancer and environmental studies

["Jacobus, John (OD/ORS)" <jacobusj@ors.od.nih.gov>]

This may be of interest.  Under Environmental Radiation Risk, it states:

 

. . .A report of extremely high, dose-specific relative risks for

early-onset breast cancer in women prior to age 35 suggests increased

sensitivity to radiation among a genetically predisposed population

subgroup. NCI scientists are addressing this hypothesis through compilation

of family cancer pedigrees for early-onset and later-onset breast cancer

cases, and exploring the potential for molecular assays of stored

lymphocytes and archival tumor tissue for biomarkers of susceptibility.

. . .  

 

 http://newscenter.cancer.gov/pressreleases/breastenvironment.html



-- John



John Jacobus, MS

Certified Health Physicist 

3050 Traymore Lane

Bowie, MD  20715-2024



E-mail:  jenday1@email.msn.com (H)      

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