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“Two ‘forever chemicals’ have been linked to a more deadly form of breast cancer, a new study says.
Women with higher blood levels of the two common per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are more likely to develop a tougher-to-treat type of breast cancer, researchers reported Thursday in the Journal of Clinical Oncology.
Specifically, they had a 67% to 93% increased risk of ER-negative breast cancers, which are not fueled by the female hormone estrogen, researchers found. These cancers tend to be more aggressive and have worse outcomes.
‘These findings matter for women’s health broadly,’ said lead investigator Che-Jung Chang, a senior epidemiologist at the healthcare and security think-tank DLH Corporation in Atlanta.”…