These four sisters all developed breast cancer, despite having no genetic markers for the illness. Was something in their environment responsible? One of their daughters is looking at the once widely-used insecticide DDT as the possible culprit.


Regan Bervar | Forbidden Fruit
https://theplanetmagazine.net/forbidden-fruit-9d03b38ecdbe

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Child Health and Development Studies
https://academic.oup.com/jnci/article/111/8/803/5299924
https://academic.oup.com/jcem/article/100/8/2865/2836085

National Academy of Science | Breast Cancer and the Environment
https://www.nap.edu/read/13263/chapter/1

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