Julia E Heck, Di He, Sam E Wing, Beate Ritz, Chandra D Carey, Juan Yang, Daniel O Stram, Loïc Le Marchand, Sungshim Lani Park, Iona Cheng, Anna H Wu
BACKGROUND: A growing literature has reported associations between traffic-related air pollution and breast cancer, however there are fewer investigations into specific ambient agents and any putative risk of breast cancer development, particularly studies occurring in populations residing in higher pollution areas such as Los Angeles. OBJECTIVES: To estimate breast cancer risks related to ambient air toxics exposure at residential addresses. METHODS: We examined the relationships between ambient air toxics and breast cancer risk in the Multiethnic Cohort among 48,665 California female participants followed for cancer from 2003 through 2013...
April 3, 2024: International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health