Is biomonitoring being used in cancer risk factor studies?
The Sister Study is exploring environmental interactions relating to breast cancer. They are specifically targeting occupational chemicals and chemicals encountered in everyday life. For more information, see The Sister Study. The Agricultural Health Study (AHS) is doing extensive biomonitoring on farmers and farm families. This study incorporates both biomonitoring on human tissue samples and environmental monitoring in the working and home environment of the participants. This study is making the connections between external exposure and internal levels. For more information, see The Agricultural Health Study. The Breast Cancer and the Environment Research Centers (BCERC) are incorporating biomonitoring into their research into exposure to environmental agents that may affect breast cancer risk. For more information, see The Breast Cancer and the Environment Research Centers.
