[HTML][HTML] Environmental chemicals and breast cancer: An updated review of epidemiological literature informed by biological mechanisms

KM Rodgers, JO Udesky, RA Rudel, JG Brody - Environmental research, 2018 - Elsevier
Background Many common environmental chemicals are mammary gland carcinogens in
animal studies, activate relevant hormonal pathways, or enhance mammary gland …

State of the evidence 2017: an update on the connection between breast cancer and the environment

JM Gray, S Rasanayagam, C Engel, J Rizzo - Environmental Health, 2017 - Springer
Background In this review, we examine the continually expanding and increasingly
compelling data linking radiation and various chemicals in our environment to the current …

Environmental factors affecting the frequency of road traffic accidents: a case study of sub-urban area of Pakistan

HM Hammad, M Ashraf, F Abbas, HF Bakhat… - … Science and Pollution …, 2019 - Springer
Road traffic accidents (RTAs) are among the life-threatening issues facing rural as well as
sub-/urban communities. Several factors contribute to RTAs ranging from human to technical …

Endocrine‐disrupting chemicals: associated disorders and mechanisms of action

S De Coster, N Van Larebeke - Journal of environmental and …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
The incidence and/or prevalence of health problems associated with endocrine‐disruption
have increased. Many chemicals have endocrine‐disrupting properties, including bisphenol …

Environmental exposures during windows of susceptibility for breast cancer: a framework for prevention research

MB Terry, KB Michels, JG Brody, C Byrne, S Chen… - Breast cancer …, 2019 - Springer
Background The long time from exposure to potentially harmful chemicals until breast
cancer occurrence poses challenges for designing etiologic studies and for implementing …

Air pollution: a potentially modifiable risk factor for lung cancer

L Fajersztajn, M Veras, LV Barrozo, P Saldiva - Nature Reviews Cancer, 2013 - nature.com
Economic growth and increased urbanization pose a new risk for cancer development: the
exposure of high numbers of people to ambient air pollution. Epidemiological evidence that …

Residential proximity to environmental hazards and adverse health outcomes

JD Brender, JA Maantay… - American journal of …, 2011 - ajph.aphapublications.org
How living near environmental hazards contributes to poorer health and disproportionate
health outcomes is an ongoing concern. We conducted a substantive review and critique of …

Long-term exposure to ambient air pollution and incidence of postmenopausal breast cancer in 15 European cohorts within the ESCAPE project

ZJ Andersen, M Stafoggia, G Weinmayr… - Environmental …, 2017 - ehp.niehs.nih.gov
Background: Epidemiological evidence on the association between ambient air pollution
and breast cancer risk is inconsistent. Objective: We examined the association between long …

Breast cancer risk in association with atmospheric pollution exposure: a meta-analysis of effect estimates followed by a health impact assessment

S Gabet, C Lemarchand, P Guénel… - Environmental health …, 2021 - ehp.niehs.nih.gov
Background: The epidemiological literature of associations between atmospheric pollutant
exposure and breast cancer incidence has recently strongly evolved. Objectives: We aimed …

Environmental determinants of breast cancer

RA Hiatt, JG Brody - Annual review of public health, 2018 - annualreviews.org
In the United States, breast cancer is the most common invasive malignancy and the second
most common cause of death from cancer in women. Reproductive factors, estrogen, and …