Study links breast cancer, Fox River fish News-Chronicle A soon-to-be-published study by researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison has found higher rates of breast cancer among women in some parts of Green Bay. The study found pre-menopausal women (ages 20-69) who consumed sport fish contaminated with PCBs, DDT and other toxic chemicals have breast cancer rates that are higher than the national average. The chemicals are commonly found in the Fox River, bay of Green Bay and Lake Michigan. The researchers found three zip codes in Wisconsin have unusually high clusters of breast cancer cases. Two of them are on the east side of the Fox River in Green Bay: 54301 and 54311. The third is in Shorewood, north of Milwaukee. Wisconsin's breast cancer rate remains higher than the national average and has risen significantly within the past 15 years. Clean Water Action Council reported 50 percent of anglers in the Green Bay region eat contaminated fish and 70 to 80 percent of those people are minorities. "This study adds urgency to the Fox River and Green Bay PCB cleanup effort and reinforces the need for a stronger cleanup standard to achieve faster, healthier results," said CWAC Executive Director Rebecca Katers in a news release about the study. The breast cancer study will be published soon in the scientific journal Environmental Health Perspectives. It can already be found online at http://ehpnet1.niehs.nih.gov/docs/2003/6506/abstract.html. The study's title is "Potential Exposure to PCBs, DDT, and PBDEs from Sport-Caught Fish Consumption in Relation to Breast Cancer Risk in Wisconsin."