Nancy Langston, Toxic Bodies: Hormone Disruptors and the Legacy of DES Yale U. Press, 2010
The drug diethylstilbestrol, or DES, was approved for pregnant and menopausal women by the FDA, even though researchers knew it caused cancer, with horrific results. It was also given to most American livestock for decades, making its way into our soil, lakes, and rivers. Environmental historian Nancy Langston asks whether we have learned the lessons of DES, given the tens of thousands of hormone-disrupting synthetic chemicals permeating our bodies and the natural environment today.