ArticleScandinavian journal of work, environment & health2021
Breast cancer among Danish women occupationally exposed to diesel exhaust and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, 1964-2016.
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- Risk of Gynecological and Breast Cancers in Workers Exposed to Diesel Exhaust: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Of Cohort Studies.La Medicina del lavoro · 2024Pooled it
- The relationship between tobacco and breast cancer incidence: A systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies.Frontiers in oncology · 2022Pooled it
- Exposure to Industrial Air Toxics and Risk of Breast Cancer in California: The Multiethnic Cohort Study.Journal of occupational and environmental medicine · 2026Article
- Ambient air pollution and mortality in older patients with breast cancer.Journal of the National Cancer Institute · 2025Article
- Occupational exposure to combustion by-products and breast cancer risk in postmenopausal women.Annals of work exposures and health · 2025Article
- Exposure to outdoor ambient air toxics and risk of breast cancer: The multiethnic cohort.International journal of hygiene and environmental health · 2024Article
- Geospatial Associations between Female Breast Cancer Mortality Rates and Environmental Socioeconomic Indicators for North Carolina.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
- Breast Cancer Incidence among Female Workers by Different Occupations and Industries: A Longitudinal Population-Based Matched Case-Control Study in Taiwan.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Occupational Factors and Socioeconomic Differences in Breast Cancer Risk and Stage at Diagnosis in Swiss Working Women.Cancers · 2022Article
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Abstract
Objective The aim of this study was to explore the association between occupational exposure to diesel exhaust and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH), respectively, and breast cancer subtypes. Methods The study included 38 375 women <70 years with incident breast cancer, identified in the Danish Cancer Registry, and 5 breast cancer-free controls per case who were randomly selected from the Danish Civil Registration System and matched on year of birth. Full employment history was obtained for all study subjects from a nationwide pension fund, and exposure to diesel exhaust and PAH was assessed using a job exposure matrix. Conditional logistic regression was used for estimation of odds ratios (OR) with adjustment for reproductive factors and socioeconomic status. Results No noteworthy associations were observed for overall breast cancer in women exposed to diesel exhaust. However, diesel exhaust modestly elevated the risk of estrogen receptor negative breast tumors before age 50 [OR 1.26, 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.09-1.46]. Duration- and dose-response relationships were further observed for this subtype in this age group. No notable risk patterns were generally observed for PAH exposure. Conclusion Occupational exposure to diesel exhaust may increase the risk of early-onset estrogen receptor negative breast tumors in women. Future studies exploring this association are warranted.
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