Executive Summary to EDC-2: The Endocrine Society's Second Scientific Statement on Endocrine-Disrupting Chemicals

This Executive Summary to the Endocrine Society's second Scientific Statement on environmental endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs) provides a synthesis of the key points of the complete statement. The full Scientific Statement represents a comprehensive review of the literature on seven topics for which there is strong mechanistic, experimental, animal, and epidemiological evidence for endocrine disruption, namely: obesity and diabetes, female reproduction, male reproduction, hormone-sensitive cancers in females, prostate cancer, thyroid, and neurodevelopment and neuroendocrine systems. EDCs such as bisphenol A, phthalates, pesticides, persistent organic pollutants such as polychlorinated biphenyls,…

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  University of Texas at Austin
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  Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad

  Awards: BFU2011, BFU2011-28358, SAF2014-58335-P
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  Generalitat Valenciana

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  Turun Yliopistollinen Keskussairaala
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  National Institutes of Health

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  Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Texas at Austin
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  Bijzonder Onderzoeksfonds UGent
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  FP7 Environment