[log in to unmask] writes:

>exposure to toxins in the  environment was leading to an increase of
>insufficient mammary tissue -- women  who are in areas of high exposure are
>at risk of not developing enough  functional breast tissue. Do you have a
>link or study that goes into  that more?  I would love to read more.   Thanks!

Jan Barger replies:

>No, Lee, I don't.  I just  heard it as a blurp on the 9:00 news and they
>didn't cite anything (at least not  that I heard.)  And at this point I 
>don't even
>remember what night I heard  it.


I posted the following study last evening, but I'm repeating it (with 
chagrin and apologies because I also posted a huge chunk of a digest with it!).

Might this be the study? The full text is freely available at the following 
link. Altered Breast Development in Young Girls from an Agricultural 
Environment <http://www.ehponline.org/docs/2005/8280/abstract.html>.

regards,
Julia


Julia R. Barrett
Freelance Science Writer & Editor
Mom to Sean (6) and Kira (2)
Madison, Wisconsin

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