Identifying Gaps in Breast Cancer Research

CBCRP's Special Research Initiatives team has developed this review of the existing research in the environmental causes of breast cancer and the unequal burden of the disease to ensure that we do not duplicate previous studies and to identify the most promising areas for research. This information will be used by the SRI Strategy Team and Steering Committee to develop recommendations for SRI research funding.

This document has gone or is going through an extensive drafting, editing, and revision process. As each draft chapter is completed, it is posted here. To date, not all chapters are completed; some are still being reviewed to make them as balanced and accurate as possible.

Please note that the chapters posted here are still drafts. New information and research results are always being released. There may be additional gaps that have not been identified and additional ideas for future research. These chapters are marked as Draft and dated. As each chapter is updated, the revised version will be posted with a new date.

We welcome your comments and suggestions for improving these drafts. Please email us at: sri-comments@cabreastcancer.org.

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Front Matter

Preface

Introduction

Section I: Exposures from the Physical Environment and Breast Cancer

Overarching Issues
A. Secondhand Smoke
B. Environmental Chemicals/Pollutants

  1. Air Pollutants, Fuels and Additives
  2. Persistent Organic Pollutants
  3. Polybrominated Flame Retardants
  4. Pesticides
  5. Solvents and industrial chemicals
  6. Water Contaminants
  7. Hormones in Food
  8. Metals
  9. Exposures from Polyvinyl Chloride
  10. Bisphenol A

C. Compounds in Personal Care Products
D. Pharmaceuticals
E. Infectious agents
F. Ionizing Radiation
G. Electric and Magnetic Fields
H. Light at night
I. Vitamin D/Sunlight

Section II: Disparities in Breast Cancer: Domains of Individual-level Social Inequality

A. Race/Ethnicity
B. Sexual Minority Women
C. Disability Status
D. Culture
E. Health Insurance

Section III: Neighborhood Context and Breast Cancer