Low-level cadmium exposure can increase female cancer risk.

Low-level cadmium exposure can increase female cancer risk.
http://www.environmentalhealthnews.org/ehs/newscience/2012/03/2012-0502-life-long-cadmium-alters-methylation/

"Women exposed to low levels of cadmium in their food have changes in DNA markers that alter gene regulation and increase their cancer risk. This study for the first time suggests that cadmium may be turning genes on or off in a way that triggers disease."