Indoor Wood-Burning Stove and Fireplace Use and Breast Cancer in a Prospective Cohort Study

Conclusions:
In this prospective study, using an indoor wood-burning stove/fireplace in the longest adult residence at least once a week and burning either wood or natural gas/propane was associated with a modestly higher risk of breast cancer. https://doi.org/10.1289/EHP827

Received: 18 July 2016
Revised: 16 November 2016
Accepted: 09 December 2016
Published: 18 July 2017
Address correspondence to A.J. White, Epidemiology Branch, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institutes of Health, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709-2233 USA. Telephone: [phone]. Email: [e-mail]
Supplemental Material is available online (https://doi.org/10.1289/EHP827).
The authors declare they have no actual or potential competing financial interests.
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Source: EHP Research - July 18, 2017 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Daniil Lyalko Tags: Research Source Type: research