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Podcast: Science Quickly
Episode: What Do Societal Beauty Standards Have to Do with Breast Cancer?
Description: Host Rachel Feltman is joined by Jasmine McDonald, an assistant professor of epidemiology at Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health, to discuss the disturbing trend of an increase in early-onset breast cancer diagnoses. They explore how chronic exposure to endocrine disruptors could be fueling this rise and examine the surprising role that societal beauty standards may play in shaping these risks.This episode is part of “Women’s Health,” an editorially independent special project produced with financial support from Organon.We value your input! Take our quick survey t...