Association between air pollution and mammographic breast density in the Breast Cancer Surveilance Consortium

Association between air pollution and mammographic breast density in the Breast Cancer Surveilance Consortium

Abstract Background Mammographic 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 ambi...

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Main Authors: Lusine Yaghjyan, Robert Arao, Cole Brokamp, Ellen S. O’Meara, Brian L. Sprague, Gabriela Ghita, Patrick Ryan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-04-01
Series:Breast Cancer Research
Subjects:
Breast density
Air pollution
Particulate matter
Geographic disparities
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13058-017-0828-3

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