Exposure to hazardous air pollutants and risk of incident breast cancer in the Nurses’ Health Study II

Exposure to hazardous air pollutants and risk of incident breast cancer in the Nurses’ Health Study II

Abstract Background Findings from a recent prospective cohort study in California suggested increased risk of breast cancer associated with higher exposure to certain carcinogenic and estrogen-disrupting hazardous air pollutants (HAPs). However, to date, no nationwide studies have evaluated these po...

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Main Authors: Jaime E. Hart, Kimberly A. Bertrand, Natalie DuPre, Peter James, Verónica M. Vieira, Trang VoPham, Maggie R. Mittleman, Rulla M. Tamimi, Francine Laden
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-03-01
Series:Environmental Health
Subjects:
Air pollution
Hazardous air pollutants
Breast cancer
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12940-018-0372-3

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