Did DDT play a role in my family’s cancers?

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By Jesse NicholsMar 18, 2020, 3:50 am172 pts
View the video in your browser These four sisters all developed breast cancer, despite having no genetic markers for the illness. Was something in their environment responsible? One of their daughters is looking at the once widely-used insecticide DDT as the possible culprit. Regan Bervar | Forbidden…

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