Established breast cancer risk factors, such as hormone replacement therapy and reproductive history, are thought to act by increasing estrogen and progesterone activity.

Corks made from ethylene–vinyl acetate (a type of plastic) were found to leach compounds into the wine, some above recommended levels. For more about the study, see here.

Coffee brewed from capsule machines may contain estrogenic chemicals (or EDCs, endocrine disrupting chemicals) migrated from plastic. These are chemicals that mimic hormones in the human body.

Download The Healthy Kitchen: Reducing Toxins and Chemical Exposures eBook to learn about the harmful chemicals that can be found in kitchens — and options to reduce your exposure.

An article in the journal Environmental Health Perspectives found that people who ate more food at home averaged lower blood serum concentrations of PFAS (or”forever”) chemicals, and those who ate out more, including at fast-food and pizza restaurants, averaged slightly higher concentrat…

The average American adult uses between 6 to 12 cosmetics and personal care products daily–and many of these chemicals have never been tested for safety. Join Carla Burns, Senior Director of Cosmetic Science at the Environmental Working Group (ewg.

Some common garden fertilizers sold by major retailers have concerning levels of PFAS compounds, so-called “forever chemicals” that last in the environment for decades and potentially harm health, a new study has found.

Silicone was shown to migrate into foods during cooking and baking.  See more on the research here.

The ATSDR (Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry) toxicological profile succinctly characterizes the toxicology and adverse health effects information for the toxic substance described.

Research published in JNCI: Journal of the National Cancer Institute, state that “our findings add substantially to the weight of evidence that PFOA [a type of PFAS, or “forever chemical”] is a renal carcinogen and may have important public health implications for the many individu…

A review in the journal Environmental Health gives a detailed summary of the connection between breast cancer and the environment.

 A study published in the journal Genes describes the relationship between increasing aquatic contamination with environmental estrogens and increasing rates of breast cancer.