Endocrine disruptors as promoters of biosphere carcinogenic background

The main aim of the study is to analyze modern knowledge on endocrine disruptors, non-genotoxic carcinogens, contributing significantly to the total level of contamination of the biosphere by anthropogenic blastomogens. Material and Methods. For the review preparation, we analyzed articles on molecular mechanisms of the effects of endocrine disruptors, available at biomedical literature databases SciVerse Scopus, PubMed, Web of Science, RSCI. The review cited 65 recent publications, 21 of them being published over the past three years, 3 papers being the official documents on hazards associated with the use of endocrine disruptors, and 10 papers presenting a background to separate endocrine disruptors into the group of compounds with specific functional activity.