The Women’s Health Initiative (WHI) was established by the U.S. National Institutes of Health in 1991 to study the health of postmenopausal women. Among the many issues this cohort study investigated were the link between hormone therapy and breast cancer, and the effects of diet on cancer and…| Facts about Talc
The Sister Study, conducted from 2003-2009 with the support of the National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences was a landmark research effort to find the causes of breast cancer. The study also included an analysis among participants to investigate…| Facts about Talc
The Nurses’ Health Study (NHS) is the largest women’s health study ever conducted. This U.S. government-funded cohort study has looked into risk factors for major chronic diseases in women since 1976. Among many other breakthroughs, research from the NHS helped expose the link between smoking and…| Facts about Talc
Several epidemiologic studies have been conducted on miners and millers of talc—individuals who were exposed to high levels of talc daily as part of their jobs. These studies have uniformly shown that exposures to high levels of cosmetic talc do not increase the risk of mesothelioma.| Facts about Talc
