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Did You Know?
The word “smog” was first used in England by Dr. H.A. Des Voeux. He coined the term about a century ago to refer to smoky air mixed with fog. England was also one of the first countries to combat the problem of smog. In 1952, four thousand people died in London because of major smog attacks.
Saturday, August 14, 2010
Environnental and Occupational Health
Environmental Pollution and Breast Cancer
About 267,000 women in the U.S. will get a diagnosis of some kind of breast cancer this year. The rate at which new cancers are diagnosed has increased more than 40% since the early 1970s, and the number of cases continues to rise in the United States and internationally.
At the same time that these increases have occurred, the number of synthetic chemicals in our environment has skyrocketed. Because most women who get breast cancer have no family history or known genetic risk (70% have no known risk factors besides age), many are questioning whether environmental pollutants play a role in the rising rates of breast cancer.
An increasing amount of scientific research is yielding evidence that there are links between chemical exposures and breast cancer. To read the most recent research, see State of the Evidence: What is the Connection Between the Environment and Breast Cancer? (pdf) and “Environmental Pollutants and Breast Cancer” (pdf).
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Last revised: March 2005 < Return to Environmental and Occupational Health Overview
About 267,000 women in the U.S. will get a diagnosis of some kind of breast cancer this year. The rate at which new cancers are diagnosed has increased more than 40% since the early 1970s, and the number of cases continues to rise in the United States and internationally.
At the same time that these increases have occurred, the number of synthetic chemicals in our environment has skyrocketed. Because most women who get breast cancer have no family history or known genetic risk (70% have no known risk factors besides age), many are questioning whether environmental pollutants play a role in the rising rates of breast cancer.
An increasing amount of scientific research is yielding evidence that there are links between chemical exposures and breast cancer. To read the most recent research, see State of the Evidence: What is the Connection Between the Environment and Breast Cancer? (pdf) and “Environmental Pollutants and Breast Cancer” (pdf).
To view a .pdf file, you need to have Adobe Acrobat Reader installed on your computer. You can download Adobe Acrobat Reader for free by clicking here.
Last revised: March 2005 < Return to Environmental and Occupational Health Overview
Monday, August 2, 2010
Royal Commission on Environmental pollution
The Royal Commission on Environmental Pollution (RCEP) is an independent standing body established in 1970 to advise the Queen, Government, Parliament, the devolved administrations and the public on environmental issues. Although funded by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, the Royal Commission is independent of Government Departments. The Commission delivers its advice in the form of reports, which are submitted to the Queen and to Parliament.
Our Work and Current Studies
* The Environmental Impacts of Demographic Change in the UK - we are currently drafting this report and expect to publish in early 2011.
* Latest edition of Our News RCEP's newsletter published on 27 April 2010
22 July 2010: Defra announces changes to arm's length bodies
Today Defra annouced that RCEP, along with several other bodies, will be abolished. For further information see Defra's website. We expect to complete our current study 'The Environmental Impact of Demographic change' before this announcement takes effect and more details of the timing will be provided shortly.
Our Work and Current Studies
* The Environmental Impacts of Demographic Change in the UK - we are currently drafting this report and expect to publish in early 2011.
* Latest edition of Our News RCEP's newsletter published on 27 April 2010
22 July 2010: Defra announces changes to arm's length bodies
Today Defra annouced that RCEP, along with several other bodies, will be abolished. For further information see Defra's website. We expect to complete our current study 'The Environmental Impact of Demographic change' before this announcement takes effect and more details of the timing will be provided shortly.
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