This report published by the European Commission examines the test methods for this group of chemicals and notes evidence of increases in many endocrine-related disorders in humans has strengthened since the 1990s. The issue is important especially with regard to breast cancer and prostate cancer, which have been linked in recent studies to occupation (or parental occupation) and exposure to a range of endocrine disrupters.

Andreas Kortenkamp, Olwenn Martin, Michael Faust and others. State of the art assessment of endocrine disrupters: final report. Brussels: European Commission, Directorate General, Environment, 2011.