ArticleCurrent epidemiology reports2018
Air pollution and Breast Cancer: A Review.
Article in Current epidemiology reports, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 62 papers, 6 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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62 citing papers in PubMed, 6 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 122 citations in OpenAlex.
- Impact of Pollution on Cancer: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis with Focus on Air Pollution.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2026Pooled it
- Ambient Air Pollution Exposure and Breast Cancer Risk Worldwide: A Systematic Review of Longitudinal Studies.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2024Pooled it
- Assessing the Global Impact of Ambient Air Pollution on Cancer Incidence and Mortality: A Comprehensive Meta-Analysis.JCO global oncology · 2024Pooled it
- Breast Cancer Risk in Association with Atmospheric Pollution Exposure: A Meta-Analysis of Effect Estimates Followed by a Health Impact Assessment.Environmental health perspectives · 2021Pooled it
- Relationship between particulate matter exposure and female breast cancer incidence and mortality: a systematic review and meta-analysis.International archives of occupational and environmental health · 2021Pooled it
- A comprehensive evaluation of the association between ambient air pollution and adverse health outcomes of major organ systems: a systematic review with a worldwide approach.Environmental science and pollution research international · 2019Pooled it
- The NorthMom study: population-based follow-up of women in a birth cohort to assess pregnancy exposures and effects on breast cancer risk factors.BMC public health · 2026Observational
- Educational, Racial, and Geographic Inequalities in Breast Cancer Screening and Diagnosis among Brazilian Women.Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities · 2026Article
- Association between noise pollution exposure and incident breast cancer in the Sister Study.Environmental research · 2026Article
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- Air Pollutants and Breast Cancer Risk: A Parallel Analysis of Five Large US Prospective Cohorts.American journal of public health · 2025Article
- Exposure to ambient air pollution during pregnancy and risk of early-onset breast cancer.Breast cancer research : BCR · 2025Article
- Ambient air pollution and mortality in older patients with breast cancer.Journal of the National Cancer Institute · 2025Article
- Reclassifying Menopausal Breast Cancer and Assessing Non-Genetic Risk Factors in Ghanaian Women: Insights from a Cohort Study.Cancers · 2025Article
- Land use, zoning, and breast cancer incidence in California: an ecological study.Cancer causes & control : CCC · 2025Article
- Associations of area-level and individual-level sociodemographic factors with adolescent phenotypes linked to subsequent cancer risk.Reproductive toxicology (Elmsford, N.Y.) · 2025Article
- Causal impact of air pollution on head and neck cancer: a Mendelian randomization study.Discover oncology · 2025Article
- Cancer incidence in the vicinity of open landfills in Guadeloupe, French West Indies.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Growing Evidence for the Role of Air Pollution in Breast Cancer Development.Journal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology · 2025Article
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Abstract
purpose of reviewBreast cancer is the most common cancer diagnosed among US women. Air pollution is a pervasive mixture of chemicals containing carcinogenic compounds and chemicals with endocrine disrupting properties. In the present review, we examine the epidemiologic evidence regarding the association between air pollution measures and breast cancer risk. RECENT
findingsWe identified seventeen studies evaluating the risk of breast cancer associated with air pollution. A higher risk of breast cancer has been associated with nitrogen dioxide (NO SUMMARY: Epidemiologic evidence to date suggests an association between breast cancer risk and NO
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