Located in western Massachusetts, UMass Amherst is the flagship campus of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts' five-campus University of Massachusetts system. UMass Amherst is a nationally recognized teaching and research institution with a current enrollment of about 28,500 students.

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Phthalates and bone mineral density: a systematic review

Variability and performance of NHS England’s ‘reason to reside’criteria in predicting hospital discharge in acute hospitals in England: a retrospective, observational cohort study

Dietary patterns and urinary phthalate exposure among postmenopausal women of the Women's Health Initiative

Association between urinary phthalate biomarker concentrations and adiposity among postmenopausal women

The impact of COVID-19 on anxiety among breast cancer survivors before, during and after the pandemic.

Katherine Reeves studies modifiable risk factors for breast cancer, with the ultimate goal of preventing breast cancer and reducing breast cancer deaths. She investigates how hormonal pathways, depression,  obesity and metabolic disease, as well as endocrine-disrupting chemicals such as bisphenol-A (BPA) and phthalates, may impact breast cancer risk. Reeves is researching whether women’s exposure to BPA through their diet increases estrogenic activity and breast cancer risk.

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UMass professors working to revolutionize PFAS research

How to avoid potentially dangerous PFA ‘forever chemicals’ in day-to-day life

Do ‘forever chemicals’ increase breast cancer risk? Researchers at UMass Amherst launch study

Professor of Epidemiology and Associate Dean of Graduate and Professional Studies, School of Public Health and Health Sciences

According to experts, it’s harder to live a life without PFAs and their unknown effects, than with them.
  
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