November 18, 2004
By Thomas Caywood

Excerpt: [Jane Chase] of South Harwich, who has battled breast cancer twice, received a scary letter yesterday from the Silent Spring Institute that described the results of scientific tests for toxic chemicals in her home. “We found DDT in two-thirds of the homes,” said Julia Brody, principal investigator of the Cape Cod Breast Cancer and Environment Study. “DDT was banned in 1972 so it’s been there for 30 years. That’s a real lesson to us about putting chemicals into use before we understand the ramifications.”
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