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Environment and Cancer
Cancer is a group of many related diseases that involve the uncontrolled growth of abnormal cells within the body. The causes of most cancers are unknown. Cancer risk may be influenced by genes, the environment, some behaviors (such as smoking or diet), or a combination of factors.
The Environmental Health Investigations Branch (EHIB) has conducted studies of environmental exposures and cancer. Recent EHIB research papers, reports, and summaries relating to cancer and the environment are included below.
Articles and Reports
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A multilevel model of postmenopausal breast cancer incidence (2014)
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The breast cancer and the environment research centers: transdisciplinary research on the role of the environment in breast cancer etiology (2009)
- Pancreatic Cancer Follow-up Investigation Report, Oroville area, Butte County (2009; PDF)
- Questions and Answers about the Pancreatic Cancer Investigation, Oroville area, Butte County (2009; PDF)
Breast Cancer
- Adipose levels of dioxins and risk of breast cancer. (2005)
- Regional variations in breast cancer incidence among California women, 1988-1997. (2005)
- Distribution of persistent, lipid-soluble chemicals in breast and abdominal adipose tissues: lessons learned from a breast cancer study. (2004)
Childhood Cancers
- Childhood cancer incidence rates and hazardous air pollutants in California: an exploratory analysis (2003)
- The four county study of childhood cancer: clusters in context. (1996)
- Investigation of the Earlimart childhood cancer cluster. (1993) (PDF)
- McFarland childhood cancer cluster investigation. (PDF)
Cancer Methods
- Clues to the etiology of disease clusters: A practical method. (2009) (PDF)
- Post office box addresses: a challenge for geographic information system-based studies. (2003)
Testicular Cancer
Traffic and Cancer
- Residential traffic density and childhood leukemia risk. (2008)
- Residential exposure to traffic in California and childhood cancer. (2004)
- Traffic patterns and childhood cancer incidence rates in California, United States. (2002)
Chemical Risk Factors
- The genetic toxicity of malathion: Results of an epidemiologic study in agricultural workers and in vitro laboratory studies. (1996) (PDF)
- Cancer incidence near the Santa Susana Field Laboratory: 1978-1989. (1992) (PDF)
Health effects of 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin and related compounds. (1985) (PDF)
Occupational Cancer
- Cancer in California school employees, 1988-1992. (1999)
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Case-control study of malignant melanoma among Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory employees. (1984) (PDF)
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