...the study could be applied to other urban areas throughout the country. Cancer experts estimate that 60 to 90 percent of all cancer is related to environmental factors. But without solid evidence of specific cancer-causing factors, remedial action is virtually impossible....

...the study could be applied to other urban areas throughout the country. Cancer experts estimate that 60 to 90 percent of all cancer is related to environmental factors. But without solid evidence of specific cancer-causing factors, remedial action is virtually impossible....

...initially focused our chronic hazards program on carcinogens for a variety of reasons. Cancer, as you know, is now second only to heart disease in claiming American...cause and effect because of its long latency period, which may be from 5 to 40 years from initial exposure until the disease appears. Science has yet to...

...that for females. Among women the leading form is breast cancer, (pp. 15-16) • It is estimated that 60 to 90 percent of all cancer is related to environmental factors. They include, among others, the large component of lung cancer attributable to cigarette smoking, exposures...

...that for females. Among women the leading form is breast cancer, (pp. 15-16) • It is estimated that 60 to 90 percent of all cancer is related to environmental factors. They include, among others, the large component of lung cancer attributable to cigarette smoking, exposures...