Breast Cancer Risk, Fungicide Exposure and <em>CYP1A1*2A </em>Gene-Environment Interactions in a Province-Wide Case Control Study in Prince Edward Island, Canada

Breast Cancer Risk, Fungicide Exposure and <em>CYP1A1*2A </em>Gene-Environment Interactions in a Province-Wide Case Control Study in Prince Edward Island, Canada

Scientific certainty regarding environmental toxin-related etiologies of breast cancer, particularly among women with genetic polymorphisms in estrogen metabolizing enzymes, is lacking. Fungicides have been recognized for their carcinogenic potential, yet there is a paucity of epidemiological studie...

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Main Authors: Judith Read Guernsey, Jillian Ashley-Martin, Pantelis Andreou, Alastair Cribb, John VanLeeuwen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2012-05-01
Series:International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Subjects:
breast cancer
pesticides
fungicides
cytochrome p-450
estrogen metabolism
epidemiology
gene-environment interactions
GIS-based exposure
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/9/5/1846

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