Koppen G — Endo Lab

2015

Assessing the carcinogenic potential of low-dose exposures to chemical mixtures in the environment: the challenge ahead.

Carcinogenesis ·doi:10.1093/carcin/bgv039

Lifestyle factors are responsible for a considerable portion of cancer incidence worldwide, but credible estimates from the World Health Organization and the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) suggest that the fraction of ca…

article 2010

Increased exposure to dioxin-like compounds is associated with endometriosis in a case–control study in women

Reproductive BioMedicine Online ·doi:10.1016/j.rbmo.2010.01.018

Although endometriosis is thought to be an environmental disorder initiated by dioxin exposure, this association is controversial. This study was performed to test the hypothesis that endometriosis occurs more often in women exposed to high…

2006

Differences in tumor-associated protein levels among middle-age Flemish women in association with area of residence and exposure to pollutants.

Environmental health perspectives ·doi:10.1289/ehp.8811

We measured tumor-associated proteins (TAPs) and pollutants in blood, serum, and urine of 200 nonsmoking women 50-65 years of age, residing in the rural municipality of Peer or in Hoboken or Wilrijk, industrial suburbs of Antwerp, Belgium. …