M K J Siddiqui
India
Short Communication
Organochlorine Pesticides in the Females Suffering from Breast Cancer and its Relation to Estrogen Receptor Status
Author(s): Madhu Anand, Jyoti Singh, M K J Siddiqui, Ajay Taneja, Devendra K Patel and Prateek K MehrotraMadhu Anand, Jyoti Singh, M K J Siddiqui, Ajay Taneja, Devendra K Patel and Prateek K Mehrotra
Breast cancer is one of the most common types of cancer that occurs in females. Approximately 70% of breast tumors express the estrogen receptor. To date, established risk factors for breast cancer are only partially able to explain the causes for this disease. There have always been researchers? interests in evaluating the role of environmental chemicals, especially those with evidence of being hormonally active agents, which play an important role in breast cancer development. Organochlorine pesticides are one of those chemical which have received the most attentions because of their ability to concentrate onto food chain, fat-soluble and estrogenic activity while remaining persistent in the human body and environment. The present study is an attempt to explore the possibility and role of organochlorine pesticides in the development of estrogen receptor breast cancer. A hospital-based .. View More»
