Widely-noted research published recently indicated that the presence of chemicals like BPA and methylparaben can interfere with commonly used breast cancer therapies. This call was co-sponsored by CHE's Breast Cancer Working Group.
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William Goodson, MD, the lead author of that study
Mhel Kavanaugh-Lynch, MD, MPH, who discussed health policy opportunities based on this research and other studies associating chemical exposures with breast cancer.
Ted Schettler, MD, MPH, also provided a brief update on new science relevant to this topic.
The call was facilitated by Steve Heilig, San Francisco Medical Society.