juliasmom05
05-21-2008, 02:13 PM
Thought people might be interested given the recent (or not so recent) news on BPA and plastics.
Several short videos concerning environmental estrogens and breast cancer,designed to reach younger women, have just been released. The authors are trying to get this info to as many people as they can. Besides the videos, there is good info on environmental estrogens in plastics, cosmetics, detergents, etc.
http://envirocancer.cornell.edu/research/endocrine/videos/
Each video page includes the VIDEO, a bulleted list of WHAT YOU CAN DO to reduce exposure, and LEARN MORE articles on the topic of the video.
Here is info about the project:
BREAST CANCER - THE ESTROGEN CONNECTION Project
See: http://envirocancer.cornell.edu/research/endocrine/videos/summary.cfm
We chose to focus on environmental estrogens found in everyday products, including cosmetics, plastics, detergents, and heavy metals used in electronics. Recent biomonitoring studies from the Centers for Disease Control suggests that the U.S. population is widely exposed to low levels of a number of environmental estrogens. Researchers are concerned that even at very low levels, the effects of environmental estrogens can be additive. Modeling studies suggest that environmental estrogens may also work together with the body's own estrogen to increase breast cancer risk.
For all of these reasons, we felt it is important to provide our audiences with ways they can reduce their exposure to environmental estrogens found in everyday products, and suggest ways they can keep these chemicals out of our common environment.
Please contact me if you have any questions or would like to discuss how our educational programming can be used to reach audiences you work with now or in the future.
Please SHARE this information with members of your organization, friends and colleagues, and especially with young women.
Suzanne Snedeker, PhD
Associate Director of Translational Research
http://envirocancer.cornell.edu
Marci
Several short videos concerning environmental estrogens and breast cancer,designed to reach younger women, have just been released. The authors are trying to get this info to as many people as they can. Besides the videos, there is good info on environmental estrogens in plastics, cosmetics, detergents, etc.
http://envirocancer.cornell.edu/research/endocrine/videos/
Each video page includes the VIDEO, a bulleted list of WHAT YOU CAN DO to reduce exposure, and LEARN MORE articles on the topic of the video.
Here is info about the project:
BREAST CANCER - THE ESTROGEN CONNECTION Project
See: http://envirocancer.cornell.edu/research/endocrine/videos/summary.cfm
We chose to focus on environmental estrogens found in everyday products, including cosmetics, plastics, detergents, and heavy metals used in electronics. Recent biomonitoring studies from the Centers for Disease Control suggests that the U.S. population is widely exposed to low levels of a number of environmental estrogens. Researchers are concerned that even at very low levels, the effects of environmental estrogens can be additive. Modeling studies suggest that environmental estrogens may also work together with the body's own estrogen to increase breast cancer risk.
For all of these reasons, we felt it is important to provide our audiences with ways they can reduce their exposure to environmental estrogens found in everyday products, and suggest ways they can keep these chemicals out of our common environment.
Please contact me if you have any questions or would like to discuss how our educational programming can be used to reach audiences you work with now or in the future.
Please SHARE this information with members of your organization, friends and colleagues, and especially with young women.
Suzanne Snedeker, PhD
Associate Director of Translational Research
http://envirocancer.cornell.edu
Marci