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HEALTH ISSUES-ENDOCRINE DISRUPTORS What are they? ~ They are compounds that inte~ere and block hormones in the body. ~ To recap, on 9-16-2002 public information forum, Dr. Lofholm said: "Pregnant women, children, menopausal women, immune- compromised residents should not be exposed to." ESTROGEN EXPOSURE AND THE CORRELATION TO CANCER Dr. Hall, a M.D. specializes in estrogen said: "While appropriate levels of estrogens are essential for good health, several studies conclude that as exposure to estrogen increases, the risk of several cancers, including breast, ovary, prostate, and thyroid, also increases .... Much of the evidence comes from the observation that cancer risk increases with increased exposure to endogenous or exogenous estrogens. Prolonged estrogen exposure can cause direct genotoxic effects by inducing cell proliferation in estrogen-dependent target cells, affecting cellular differentiation, and altering gene expression. Excessive estrogen exposure can also lead to other health problems such as PMS, endometriosis, and fibrocystic, and painful breasts in women." Chemicals & Drugs affecting the Hormone actions in human life have been identified in Califomia treated wsstewater by U.S. Geological Survey Report, i.e., DDT, bisphenol, resorcinol, birth control pills. Traditional wastewater treatment facilities, do not remove these drugs. The levels detected in the water are physiologically active- Nanograms/Liter. ADDITIVE IMPACT OF XENOESTROGENS & ESTROGEN DISRUPTORS ~ In a recent paper (Combining Xenoestrogens at Levels below Individual No-Observed Effect Concentrations Dramatically Enhances Steroid Hormone Action, Environmental Health Perspectives, p 917-921, September, 2002), the minute levels of the