Cape Cod Breast Cancer and Environment Study

When data revealed elevated breast cancer rates on Cape Cod, higher than those of the rest of Massachusetts, Silent Spring Institute launched the Cape Cod Breast Cancer and Environment study to learn why.

Publications and Presentations

Brody, J.G., A. Aschengrau, W. McKelvey, C.H. Swartz, T. Kennedy, R.A. Rudel. 2006. Breast cancer risk and drinking water contaminated by wastewater: a case control study. Environmental Health: A Global Access Science Source, 5:28. doi: 10.1186/1476-069X-5-28

Article

Brody, J.G., A. Aschengrau, W. McKelvey, R.A. Rudel, C.H. Swartz, T. Kennedy. 2004. Breast cancer risk and historical exposure to pesticides from wide-area applications assessed using GIS. Environmental Health Perspectives, 112(8):889–897. doi:10.1289/ehp.6845

Article

McKelvey, W., J.G. Brody, A. Aschengrau, C.H. Swartz. 2004. Association between residence on Cape Cod, Massachusetts, and breast cancer. Annals of Epidemiology, 14(2):89-94. doi:10.1016/S1047-2797(03)00120-0

Abstract

Brody, J.G., D.J. Vorhees, S.J. Melly, S.R. Swedis, P.J. Drivas, R.A. Rudel. 2002. Using GIS and historical records to reconstruct residential exposure to large-scale pesticide application. Journal of Exposure Analysis and Environmental Epidemiology, 12:64-80. doi: 10.1038/sj.jea.7500205

Article

Rudel, R.A., P. Geno, G. Sun, A. Yau, J. Spengler, J. Vallarino, J.G. Brody. 2001. Identification of selected hormonally active agents and animal mammary carcinogens in commercial and residential air and dust samples. Journal of Air and Waste Management Association, 51:499-513. doi: 10.1080/10473289.2001.10464292

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