Guest guest Posted October 13, 2006 Report Share Posted October 13, 2006 Women who have worked, or grown up, on a farm have a much higher risk of getting breast cancer, a study found. Stirling University researchers found women who then worked in healthcare further increased their risk, though more research is needed to explain why. The study raises fresh concerns about the risk posed by weed killers and chemicals containing chlorine. It found 137 Scottish women could die each year from breast cancer brought on by their work. Those involved in the study said more work was needed to identify the link between different jobs and cancer. But they said the research justifies better control of potentially harmful chemicals. It found that women with breast cancer were three times as likely to have grown up on a farm or worked in agriculture. Those women who then went on to work in healthcare and car making increased that risk even further - with breast cancer rates up to four times the national average. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 13, 2006 Report Share Posted October 13, 2006 better living thru chemistry............. >heartwerk <jo.heartwork >Oct 13, 2006 2:57 AM > > Breast Cancer / Farm working link > >Women who have worked, or grown up, on a farm have a much higher risk >of getting breast cancer, a study found. >Stirling University researchers found women who then worked in >healthcare further increased their risk, though more research is >needed to explain why. > >The study raises fresh concerns about the risk posed by weed killers >and chemicals containing chlorine. > >It found 137 Scottish women could die each year from breast cancer >brought on by their work. > >Those involved in the study said more work was needed to identify the >link between different jobs and cancer. > >But they said the research justifies better control of potentially >harmful chemicals. > >It found that women with breast cancer were three times as likely to >have grown up on a farm or worked in agriculture. > >Those women who then went on to work in healthcare and car making >increased that risk even further - with breast cancer rates up to >four times the national average. > > > > > >To send an email to - > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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