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Comment
. 2018 Mar 27;126(3):034001.
doi: 10.1289/EHP3200.

Air Pollution and Breast Cancer in Postmenopausal Women: Evidence across Cohorts

Charles W Schmidt
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Air Pollution and Breast Cancer in Postmenopausal Women: Evidence across Cohorts

Charles W Schmidt. Environ Health Perspect. .
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Photograph of a woman and her granddaughter outdoors
After pooling data from 15 cohorts, researchers found an association between exposure to NOx, a traffic-related pollutant, and increased risk of breast cancer in postmenopausal women. Mounting evidence suggests that a woman’s teenage years may be a critical window of exposure to air pollution with respect to later risk of breast cancer. Image: © aldomurillo/iStockphoto.
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  • Long-Term Exposure to Ambient Air Pollution and Incidence of Postmenopausal Breast Cancer in 15 European Cohorts within the ESCAPE Project.
    Andersen ZJ, Stafoggia M, Weinmayr G, Pedersen M, Galassi C, Jørgensen JT, Oudin A, Forsberg B, Olsson D, Oftedal B, Aasvang GM, Aamodt G, Pyko A, Pershagen G, Korek M, De Faire U, Pedersen NL, Östenson CG, Fratiglioni L, Eriksen KT, Tjønneland A, Peeters PH, Bueno-de-Mesquita B, Plusquin M, Key TJ, Jaensch A, Nagel G, Lang A, Wang M, Tsai MY, Fournier A, Boutron-Ruault MC, Baglietto L, Grioni S, Marcon A, Krogh V, Ricceri F, Sacerdote C, Migliore E, Tamayo-Uria I, Amiano P, Dorronsoro M, Vermeulen R, Sokhi R, Keuken M, de Hoogh K, Beelen R, Vineis P, Cesaroni G, Brunekreef B, Hoek G, Raaschou-Nielsen O. Andersen ZJ, et al. Environ Health Perspect. 2017 Oct 13;125(10):107005. doi: 10.1289/EHP1742. Environ Health Perspect. 2017. PMID: 29033383 Free PMC article.

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