Rena R. Jones

Oct 24, 2024 | ehp.niehs.nih.gov | Rena R. Jones

The historical contamination of drinking water at Camp Lejeune, located in Jacksonville, North Carolina, with chemicals such as trichloroethylene, tetrachloroethylene, vinyl chloride, and benzene has long been of public and scientific concern.

Jan 10, 2024 | ehp.niehs.nih.gov | Rena R. Jones

As the most commonly diagnosed cancer in women, and the primary cause of cancer death in women globally,1 breast cancer continues to be a significant public health issue. Although widely recognized risk factors, such as genetic mutations, reproductive history, and lifestyle choices, contribute to breast cancer risk, they do not account for a majority of the disease,1–3 and many of these factors are not easily intervened upon.