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21/09/10

Higher Than Predicted Human Exposure to the Toxic Chemical Bisphenol A or BPA, New Study Indicates Science Daily

20/09/10

New study indicates higher than predicted human exposure to the toxic chemical bisphenol A or BPA www.eurekalert.org

19/04/10

Denmark bans BPA in children’s food packaging European Plastics News

14/04/10

Scientists call for withdrawal of BPA products www.nurseryworkd.co.uk

31/03/10

Investigation: Scandal of danger chemical in baby bottles The Independent

21/10/09

Morrisons probe parabens as debate hots up www.pinkribbon.co.uk

22/09/09

Seeking chemical culprits for those deformities Miller-McCune

24/08/09

American 'So You Think You Can Dance' Breast Cancer performance Examiner.com

10/08/09

Bisphenol A ban tabled in French parliament Foodqualitynews.com

22/06/09

Months of chemo for DJ Sonique Google News

19/06/09

Trust to review 'cancer blunders' BBC News

19/06/09

Sonique to undergo further breast cancer operation NME

17/06/09

Singer & DJ Sonique has breast cancer Google News

22/04/09

Breast cancer deaths record low BBC News

18/02/09

Menopause drug linked to breast cancer relapse: study Google News

12/02/09

Breast cancer rates drop as women turn their backs on HRT Daily Mail

20/01/09

Free prescriptions for cancer patients Department of Health

11/12/08

Estrogen pills can benefit women with metastatic breast cancer, study finds www.sciencedaily.com

10/12/08

Twelve more hospitals have signed up to the service pledge for breast cancer www.guardian.co.uk

06/12/08

Happiness is infectious British Medical Journal - read the paper here

01/12/08

Environment and Breast Cancer: Science Reviews Silent Spring Institute

01/12/08

Pollution Comes Home and Gets Personal: Women’s Experience of Household Chemical Exposure Journal of Health and Social Behaviour

01/12/08

The Role of Pollution from Household and Personal Care Products Continues to Go Unrecognized Silent Spring Institute

14/11/08

Historic victory in landmark High Court action vindicates campaigner as Government policy on pesticides is ruled unlawful www.pesticidescampaign.co.uk

13/11/08

Breast cancer superdrug could soon be even better after secrets unlocked www.telegraph.co.uk

12/11/08

Radar scan for breast cancer news.bbc.co.uk

12/11/08

Scientists unravel breast cancer drug resistance Reuters

04/11/08

Half of patients on life-saving breast cancer drug Tamoxifen risking lives by not taking it, study finds www.telegraph.co.uk

03/11/08

New breast-cancer drug unveiled in Cork Irish Times

31/10/08

Activity cuts breast cancer risk news.bbc.co.uk

30/10/08

Hot flushes good for cancer drugs news.bbc.co.uk

19/10/08

Smillie bares all over her breast cancer fears Scotland on Sunday

15/10/08

A head-to-toe look at breast cancer's real effects cnn.com

14/10/08

Breast cancer sufferers denied life-prolonging drug www.telegraph.co.uk

08/10/08

Older women unaware of higher breast cancer risk www.ecancermedicalscience.com

01/10/08

Seventy-five experts in international call for global cancer control www.ecancermedicalscience.com

23/09/08

Breast cancer wealth factor - Breast cancer survival is up but poor still lag behind rich www.ecancermedicalscience.com

16/09/08

Zoledronic acid added to adjuvant endocrine therapy prevents pre-menopausal breast cancer recurrences www.ecancermedicalscience.com

16/09/08

Soy reduces breast cancer risk by receptor status in.reuters.com

15/09/08

Vaccine for HER2+ breast cancer www.ecancermedicalscience.com

14/09/08

Taxotere on top of standard chemo regimen improves survival in early stage breast cancer www.ecancermedicalscience.com

09/09/08

Cancer drugs costing £50billion will crush the NHS, says expert Daily Mail

01/08/08

Sound detects breast cancer: physicists develop ultrasound alternative to mammograms www.sciencedaily.com

29/05/08

Cancer survivors 'left in limbo' news.bbc.co.uk

11/04/08

Success for Green MEP as Euro-Parliament Identifies Environmental Causes of Cancer in New ‘Task Force’ Proposals www.carolinelucasmep.org.uk

11/04/08

Breast cancer: a role for trans fatty acids? IARC

02/04/08

Campaigners urge ban on cancer-link chemicals The Guardian

01/04/08

Breast Cancer Care comment on new research in to the effect of environmental factors on breast cancer www.politics.co.uk

April 08

Breast cancer and exposure to hormonally active chemicals: An appraisal of the scientific evidence www.chemicalshealthmonitor.org

March 08

State of the Evidence 2008:Connection Between Breast Cancer and the Environment Breast Cancer Fund

06/01/08

Women's Reproductive Health and the Environment Workshop Collaborative on Health and the Environment. See also Hormone Disruptors and Women's Health: Reasons for Concern pdf

18/04/07

Decrease in Breast Cancer Rates Related to Reduction in Use of Hormone Replacement Therapy National Cancer Institute

01/12/07

What's preventing prevention? WECF

04/12/07

£370m cancer care review is unveiled The Indpendent

03/12/07

Government to look at sunbeds and cigarette machines The Times

03/12/07

Cancer reform strategy Department of Health

03/12/07

Brown pledges better cancer care for all The Independent

03/04/07

Patients put at risk by delays in cancer care The Times

19/06/06

Anger at breast cancer test delays The Times

13/12/06

Landmark EU chemical law passed BBC News

09/11/06

Danger: Chemical hazards The Guardian

18/10/06

Concern over cancer group's link to drug firm The Guardian

03/10/06

Don't dismiss possible links between chemicals and cancer The Independent (letters)

29/09/06

Riddle of frightening breast cancer epidemic London Lite

10/09/06

Babies in womb exposed to 'gender-bending' chemicals Daily Mail

08/08/06

Anti-miscarriage drug doubles breast cancer risk in daughters The Guardian

02/10/02

Pesticides as endocrine disruptors – Disrupting Life's Messages The Latest Hormone Science Pt. 4, Rachel's Environment and Health News No. 753

05/02/04

Hormone Replacement Therapy and Breast Cancer Relapse National Cancer Institute