Environmental organochlorine pollution and the risk of breast cancer in postmenopausal women

Project Information

MARIAN PAVUK

Grant agreement ID: QLK4-CT-2002-51560

Project closed

Start date 1 January 2003

End date 31 December 2004

Funded under

• Specific Programme for research, technological development and demonstration on "Quality of life and management of living resources", 1998-2002

Total cost € 144 352,00

EU contribution € 144 352,00

Coordinated by

DANISH CANCER SOCIETY
Denmark

Objective

To evaluate risk of breast cancer in relation to exposure to organ chlorines, their estrogenic activities, enzyme induction properties, and interaction with polymorphisms in genes regulating metabolism of xenobiotics and repair of DNA

Fields of science

• natural sciences › biological sciences › genetics › DNA
• medical and health sciences › clinical medicine › oncology › breast cancer
• natural sciences › earth and related environmental sciences › environmental sciences › pollution
• natural sciences › chemical sciences › inorganic chemistry › halogens
• natural sciences › biological sciences › biochemistry › biomolecules › proteins › enzymes

Programme(s)

• FP5-LIFE QUALITY - Specific Programme for research, technological development and demonstration on "Quality of life and management of living resources", 1998-2002

Topic(s)

• 1.1.1.-4. - Key action Environment and Health

Call for proposal

Data not available

Funding Scheme

RGI - Research grants (individual fellowships)

Coordinator

DANISH CANCER SOCIETY

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Strandboulevarden 49 ; 2100 KOEPENHAGEN ; Denmark
• Total cost: No data