Air pollution and breast cancer risk in the Black Women's Health Study
Air pollution contains numerous carcinogens and endocrine disruptors which may be relevant for breast cancer. Previous research has predominantly been conducted in White women; however, Black women may have higher air pollution exposure due to geographic and residential factors. We evaluated the ass...
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Veröffentlicht in: | Environmental research 2021-03, Vol.194, p.110651-110651, Article 110651 |
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Zusammenfassung: | Air pollution contains numerous carcinogens and endocrine disruptors which may be relevant for breast cancer. Previous research has predominantly been conducted in White women; however, Black women may have higher air pollution exposure due to geographic and residential factors.
We evaluated the association between air pollution and breast cancer risk in a large prospective population of Black women.
We estimated annual average ambient levels of particulate matter |
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ISSN: | 0013-9351 1096-0953 |
DOI: | 10.1016/j.envres.2020.110651 |