Concerns about Endocrine Disruptor Bisphenol-A and Breast Cancer

USA TODAY health reporter Liz Szabo explains the concerns regarding BPA and breast cancer

Researchers raise concerns about BPA and breast cancer
Liz Szabo, USA TODAY medical reporter covering cancer, heart disease, pediatrics, public health, women’s health, kids/parenting, AIDS, some environmental health

A growing number of health advocates are raising concerns about possible links between the estrogen-like chemical Bisphenol-A (BPA) and breast cancer.

Consumer concern about bisphenol A, has led manufacturers to remove it from baby bottles and infant formula packaging.

Still, BPA also could pose a risk to children long before they take their first sip of milk, according to a September report from the Breast Cancer Fund advocacy group.
Babies also are exposed in the womb, the report finds.

Read Researchers raise concerns about BPA and breast cancer
Liz Szabo, USA TODAY, 5 Oct 2013

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