ArticleBreast cancer research : BCR2017
Association between air pollution and mammographic breast density in the Breast Cancer Surveilance Consortium.
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- Air pollution and its impact on cancer incidence, cancer care and cancer outcomes.BMJ oncology · 2025Review
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- Physical Activity and Mammographic Density in Japanese Women.Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology · 2024Article
- Mammographic density and exposure to air pollutants in premenopausal women: a cross-sectional study.Environmental health and preventive medicine · 2024Article
- Outdoor air pollution and histologic composition of normal breast tissue.Environment international · 2023Article
- Traffic-Related Air Pollution and Breast Cancer Risk: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Observational Studies.Cancers · 2023Review
- Chemical Effects on Breast Development, Function, and Cancer Risk: Existing Knowledge and New Opportunities.Current environmental health reports · 2022Review
- Exposure to natural vegetation in relation to mammographic density in a Massachusetts-based clinical cohort.Environmental epidemiology (Philadelphia, Pa.) · 2022Article
- Exposure to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons during pregnancy and breast tissue composition in adolescent daughters and their mothers: a prospective cohort study.Breast cancer research : BCR · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundMammographic breast density is a well-established strong risk factor for breast cancer. The environmental contributors to geographic variation in breast density in urban and rural areas are poorly understood. We examined the association between breast density and exposure to ambient air pollutants (particulate matter <2.5 μm in diameter (PM
methodsParticipants included women undergoing mammography screening at imaging facilities within the Breast Cancer Surveillance Consortium (2001-2009). We included women aged ≥40 years with known residential zip codes before the index mammogram (n = 279,967). Breast density was assessed using the American College of Radiology's Breast Imaging-Reporting and Data System (BI-RADS) four-category breast density classification. PM
resultsWomen with extremely dense breasts had higher mean PM
conclusionExposure to PM
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