Breast cancer, cardiovascular disease and the health effects of women's exposure to environmental toxicants will be the focus of a symposium to be held Monday, Jan. 10, at the University of California, Davis. The symposium, "Women's Health and the Environment," is being sponsored by UC Davis' Center for Environmental Health Sciences and the campus Office of Research and by the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences. It will highlight current research in health risks and the prevention of diseases associated with environmental exposures. "Pesticides, agricultural byproducts, heavy metals, dust and air pollution all affect women's health to a greater degree than in previous generations, now that many more women are engaged in the work force," said Fumio Matsumura, director of the UC Davis Center for Environmental Health Sciences. "With this symposium, our center is taking a new direction away from the traditional male model in health research by looking at the health concerns of women in the home and at the workplace," Matsumura said. Speakers will include UC Davis faculty members, researchers from Stanford University, UC Berkeley and Mt. Sinai Medical Center, a Clinton administration official and Rep. Vic Fazio. Progress in breast cancer research will be emphasized during the symposium. Dr. Jennifer Kelsey, a professor with the School of Public Health at Stanford University, will discuss who is at risk for breast cancer. Dr. Mary Wolff, of Mt. Sinai Medical Center in New York, will discuss breast cancer and pesticide residues as well as connections between other environmental pollutant exposures and breast cancer. M.R.C. Greenwood, associate director for science and technology policy in the Clinton administration and former UC Davis dean of graduate studies, will speak on nutritional factors affecting women's health. Dr. Mary Haan, UC Davis medical professor and principal investigator with the Women's Health Initiative, will speak about cardiovascular disease in women. Other issues to be discussed during the symposium include the status of women agricultural workers and how factors of everyday life affect women's health. The symposium will conclude with a panel discussion about the future of women's health. It will include participants from the areas of farmworker advocacy, pesticide activism and state government. The symposium will be held at the Walter A. Buehler Alumni and Visitors Center. The registration fee for the symposium is $50. Those interested in attending may contact Beth Morgan at (916) 752-4251 or, register at the door on the day of the symposium. News media planning to cover the "Women's Health and the Environment" symposium on Monday, Jan. 10, at the University of California, Davis, should note the following program change. The keynote speech will be given by state Sen. Diane E. Watson, of California's 28th Senatorial District, at 12:45 p.m. in the Club Room of the University Club. Watson replaces Rep. Vic Fazio who earlier had been scheduled to give the keynote address. The daylong symposium begins at 8:30 a.m. at the Walter A. Buehler Alumni and Visitors Center on the UC Davis campus. The center is located at the southeast corner of Old Davis Road and Mrak Hall Drive; free parking for vehicles identified with press credentials is available adjacent to the building in lots VP 1 and VP 2.