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Published online 27 May 2005 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news050523-12
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Mouse study claims plastics pose cancer risk
Oestrogen-like compound shown to alter breast development.
A chemical found in plastics may put women exposed to it at greater risk of developing breast cancer, it seems. A study in mice has found that minute doses of the oestrogen-like substance increase breast tissue development, and higher density breast tissue is a risk factor for cancer.
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