Fungal Toxins Found in Urine of Young Girls Could Impact Future Risk of Breast Cancer

Tuesday, November 1, 2011 - 10:00 in Health & Medicine

Puberty is a time in a girl's life considered highly sensitive to stimulation by the hormone estrogen and a critical window during which estrogen exposure could greatly influence the risk of breast cancer later in life. An early onset of puberty also has been consistently shown in studies to increase the risk of breast cancer. The Jersey Girl Study, which aims to examine factors affecting puberty in girls and is based at The Cancer Institute of New Jersey, has shown that estrogen-like substances produced by fungi may act as a hormone disrupter.

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