SynthesisEnvironmental science and pollution research international2016
Breast cancer and persistent organic pollutants (excluding DDT): a systematic literature review.
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- Associations between Polyfluoroalkyl Substances Exposure and Breast Cancer: A Meta-Analysis.Toxics · 2022Review
- Application of two statistical approaches (Bayesian Kernel Machine Regression and Principal Component Regression) to assess breast cancer risk in association to exposure to mixtures of brominated flame retardants and per- and polyfluorinated alkylated substances in the E3N cohort.Environmental health : a global access science source · 2022Article
- Air pollution-induced epigenetic changes: disease development and a possible link with hypersensitivity pneumonitis.Environmental science and pollution research international · 2021Review
- Adipose Tissue Redox Microenvironment as a Potential Link between Persistent Organic Pollutants and the 16-Year Incidence of Non-hormone-Dependent Cancer.Environmental science & technology · 2021Article
- Concentrations of Persistent Organic Pollutants in Women's Serum in the European Arctic Russia.Toxics · 2021Article
- Plasma concentration of brominated flame retardants and postmenopausal breast cancer risk: a nested case-control study in the French E3N cohort.Environmental health : a global access science source · 2020Article
- Metabolically Healthy Obesity-Heterogeneity in Definitions and Unconventional Factors.Metabolites · 2020Review
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- A breast cancer case-control study of polybrominated diphenyl ether (PBDE) serum levels among California women.Environment international · 2019Article
- A Comprehensive Analysis of How Environmental Risks of Breast Cancer are Portrayed on the Internet.American journal of health education · 2018Article
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Abstract
Persistent organic pollutants (POPs) are a group of heterogeneous compounds of both natural and anthropogenic origin with highly persistent and bioaccumulative properties. They cause a range of adverse effects to human health and the environment around the world. There is growing concern that POPs may increase breast cancer risk due to their xenoestrogenic properties. The aim of this systematic literature review is to summarize and integrate the risks of breast cancer following environmental exposure to POPs (other than DDT) from primary epidemiological studies published between 2006 and 2015. After searching various databases, 14 case-control studies and one cohort study were included. Evidence of an association between increased breast cancer risk and environmental exposure to these chemicals is inconsistent and inadequate to conclude with certainty. However, most of the studies have examined exposure to the pollutants after diagnosis of breast cancer, overlooking exposure during critical windows of vulnerability. They have also largely focused on individual chemicals but ignored the combined effects of different chemicals. Therefore, major data gaps remain in examining exposure during critical windows of vulnerability and assessing combined effects of multiple chemicals. Development of better exposure assessment methods addressing these gaps is required for future research.
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