The AFP reports, Workplace exposure to synthetic fibres and certain oil byproducts before her mid-thirties triples a woman s risk of breast cancer after menopause, a study among Canadian patients said Thursday.
This is the worst junk science I ve ever seen, says Dr. Whelan. Anyone with a specialty in breast cancer epidemiology would just laugh at this, since it has no relationship to what we know about the etiology of breast cancer.
It s unfortunate when studies like this are given credence, says Stier. Anti-chemical activist groups that claim to be breast cancer advocacy groups jump all over these opportunities to ask for donations, and money that is given to them is then diverted away from legitimate breast cancer research that focuses on real risk factors.
