Long-Hidden Dangers?; Early Exposure to DDT May Raise Risk of Breast Cancer From: The Washington Post | Date: October 9, 2007| Author: Rick Weiss - Washington Post Staff Writer | Copyright 2007 The Washington Post. This material is published under license from the Washington Post.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Washington Post.Copyright information

A new study has found a significant link between women's exposure to DDT as young girls and the development of breast cancer later in life.

The results are something of a surprise, researchers said, because several previous studies have found no link between cancer and the insecticide, which was widely used during the 1950s and '60s but was banned in the United States in 1972.

The new work differs from all other studies, however, by focusing on the age at which women were exposed...

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