Environmental risk factors of breast cancer

Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and Health

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 3-7

  Welp, Esther A ^a   Weiderpass, Elisabete ^b,c   Boffetta, Paolo ^d   Vainio, Harri ^d   Vasama Neuvonen, Kaisa ^b   Petralia, Sandra ^e   Partanen, Timo J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b FINNISH INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Finland)

^c KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^d INTERNATIONAL AGENCY FOR RESEARCH ON CANCER   (France)

^e NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Halogenated hydrocarbons; Mutations; Occupation; Pesticides; Postmenopausal women; Solvents; Xenoestrogens

Indexed keywords

ACYLTRANSFERASE; CHLORINATED HYDROCARBON; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR; MUTANT PROTEIN; ORGANOCHLORINE PESTICIDE; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL; PROGESTERONE RECEPTOR; PROTEIN P53; SOLVENT;

ANAMNESIS; BREAST CANCER; CANCER RISK; COSMETIC INDUSTRY; DRUG INDUSTRY; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; HOST SUSCEPTIBILITY; HUMAN; IONIZING RADIATION; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTION; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING;

NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EID: 0031970986     PISSN: 03553140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5271/sjweh.271     Document Type: Review

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