Urinary phthalate exposures and risk of breast cancer: the Multiethnic Cohort study

Urinary phthalate exposures and risk of breast cancer: the Multiethnic Cohort study

Abstract Background The epidemiologic evidence from observational studies on breast cancer risk and phthalates, endocrine disrupting chemicals, has been inconsistent. In the only previous study based on pre-diagnostic urinary phthalates and risk of breast cancer, results were null in mostly white wo...

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Main Authors: Anna H. Wu, Adrian A. Franke, Lynne R. Wilkens, Chiuchen Tseng, Shannon M. Conroy, Yuqing Li, Linda M. Polfus, Mindy De Rouen, Christian Caberto, Christopher Haiman, Daniel O. Stram, Loïc Le Marchand, Iona Cheng
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-04-01
Series:Breast Cancer Research
Subjects:
Breast cancer
Urinary phthalates
Whites
Nonwhites
Hormone receptor status
Waist-hip ratio
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13058-021-01419-6

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s13058-021-01419-6

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