Long-term exposure to road traffic noise and incidence of breast cancer: a cohort study

Long-term exposure to road traffic noise and incidence of breast cancer: a cohort study

Abstract Background Exposure to road traffic noise was associated with increased risk of estrogen receptor (ER)-negative (ER-) breast cancer in a previous cohort study, but not with overall or ER-positive (ER+) breast cancer, or breast cancer prognosis. We examined the association between long-term...

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Main Authors: Zorana Jovanovic Andersen, Jeanette Therming Jørgensen, Lea Elsborg, Søren Nymand Lophaven, Claus Backalarz, Jens Elgaard Laursen, Torben Holm Pedersen, Mette Kildevæld Simonsen, Elvira Vaclavik Bräuner, Elsebeth Lynge
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-10-01
Series:Breast Cancer Research
Subjects:
Road traffic noise
Breast cancer
Estrogen receptor
Progesterone receptor
Nurses
Night shift work
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13058-018-1047-2

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