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Think adverse environmental effects affect people equally? Ask these women

Women, children, and racialized people's health are particularly vulnerable to adverse environmental effects for biological and socioeconomic reasons. We can use breast cancer as an example of how these differential impacts play out.

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Think adverse environmental effects affect people equally? Ask these women

Women, children, and racialized people's health are particularly vulnerable to adverse environmental effects for biological and socioeconomic reasons. We can use breast cancer as an example of how these differential impacts play out.

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