Women exposed to higher levels of the pesticide DDT before the age of fourteen have a five times higher chances of developing breast cancer when they reach middle age. Could such compounds play a role in unexplained and growing rates of childhood cancer, testicular cancer, and non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma throughout the industrial world? Should we wait to find out?
在十四岁以前接触过高含量的杀虫剂DDT的女性到中年时患乳腺癌的几率要高五倍。在整个工业化世界的儿童癌症、睾丸癌和非霍奇金淋巴瘤发病率不断攀升的谜团背后，这些化合物扮演了怎样的角色呢？我们应该探究这种关联么？