In partnership with the UCSF Cancer Center, and in collaboration with members of P30 Centers at USC and UMichigan, EaRTH supported new research exploring links between PFAS and phenol/paraben chemicals and cancer. Led by PI Max Aung PhD (ESI, now faculty at USC Division of Environmental Health/P30) the study found women with higher PFNA levels, a long-chain PFAS, was linked to uterine cancer history and increased phenol exposure, including BPA, linked to increased odds of prior ovarian cancer diagnosis. Published in Journal of Exposure Science and Environmental Epidemiology, EaRTH led communications efforts to promote the study, drafting the press release, providing media training for Dr. Aung, and coordinating media outreach with UCSF, USC, and UMichigan.
