Table 2 Discussion of environmental factors on breast cancer pages of National Cancer Institute and American Cancer Society websites (463 NCI URLs and 348 ACS URLs that specifically address breast cancer rather than the websites in full)
Risk Factor | Representative terms analyzed on websites | Number of mentions on NCI website | Number of mentions on ACS website |
|---|---|---|---|
Family history | Family history | 249 | 74 |
Breast density | Breast density, dense breasts | 171 | 66 |
Genetics | Genetics, BRAC1, BRAC2 | 140 | 67 |
Exercise | Exercise, physical activity, physically active | 96 | 340 |
Hormone replacement therapy | HRT | 37 | 100 |
Alcohol | Alcohol | 34 | 69 |
Birth control | Birth control, oral contraceptives | 32 | 27 |
Diet | Diet | 28 | 172 |
Body weight | Overweight, obese | 21 | 77 |
Contamination | Contaminant(s), contamination | 9 | 0 |
Pesticides | Pesticide(s) | 2 | 1 |
Diethylstilbestrol | Diethylstilbestrol, DES | 2 | 5 |
Bisphenols | BPA, bisphenol(s) | 0 | 0 |
Pollution | Pollution, pollutant(s) | 0 | 1 |
Parabens | Paraben(s) | 0 | 25 |
Endocrine disrupting chemicals | Endocrine disruptor(s), endocrine disrupting chemical (s), hormone disrupting chemical(s) | 0 | 1 |
Phthalates | Phthalate(s) | 0 | 0 |
The precautionary principle | Precautionary principle | 0 | 0 |
Flame retardants | Flame retardant(s) | 0 | 0 |
Air pollution | Air pollution | 0 | 0 |
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons | PAH(s) | 0 | 0 |
PFAS | PFOA, PFOS, PFAS, PFC(s), perfluorinated chemicals | 0 | 0 |
Oxybenzone | Oxybenzone | 0 | 0 |