Airborne mammary carcinogens and breast cancer risk in the Sister Study.
CONCLUSIONS: Some non-metallic air toxics, particularly methylene chloride, were associated with the hazard for overall and ER+ breast cancer. Overweight/obese women may be particularly susceptible to air toxics.
PMID: 31226564 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Environment International - Category: Environmental Health Authors: Niehoff NM, Gammon MD, Keil AP, Nichols HB, Engel LS, Sandler DP, White AJ Tags: Environ Int Source Type: research
More News: Breast Cancer | Breast Carcinoma | Cancer | Cancer & Oncology | Carcinoma | Carcinoma in Situ | Chloride | DCIS (Ductal Carcinoma in Situ) | Ductal Carcinoma | Eating Disorders & Weight Management | Environmental Health | Obesity | Organic | Study | Toxicology | Women