Polybrominated biphenyl exposure and benign breast disease in a cohort of US women

Annals of Epidemiology

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 16-23

  Kaiser, Reinhard ^a,b   Marcus, Michele ^c   Blanck, Heidi Michels ^d   Naughton, Mary ^a,b   Zhang, Rebecca H ^c   Henderson, Alden K ^b   Tolbert, Paige E ^c   Rubin, Carol H ^b   Hertzberg, Vicki S ^c  

^a Epidemiology and Analysis Program Office   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH   (United States)

^c EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Benign Breast Disease; Michigan; PBB; PCB; Smoking

Indexed keywords

POLYBROMINATED BIPHENYL;

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; BREAST DISEASE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL LITERATURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING;

EID: 0037240573     PISSN: 10472797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1047-2797(02)00256-9     Document Type: Article

References (32)

1. Haagensen C.D. Diseases of the breast. 3rd ed:1986;WB Saunders, Philadelphia.
2. Goehring C., Morabia A. Epidemiology of benign breast disease, with special attention to histologic types. Epidemiol Rev. 19(2):1997;310-327.
3. Longnecker M.P., Rogan W.J., Lucier G. The human health effects of DDT (dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane) and PCBs (polychlorinated biphenyls) and an overview of organochlorines in public health. Annu Rev Public Health. 18:1997;211-244.
4. Carter L.J. Michigan's PBB incident. Chemical mix-up leads to disaster Science. 192:1976;240-243.
5. Fries G.F. The PBB episode in Michigan. an overall appraisal CRC Crit Rev Toxicol. 16:1988;105-156.
6. Landrigan P.J., Wilcox K.R. Jr., Silva J. Jr., Humphrey H.E., Kauffman C., Heath C.W. Jr. Cohort study of Michigan residents exposed to polybrominated biphenyls. epidemiologic and immunologic findings Ann N Y Acad Sci. 320:1979;284-294.
7. Bonhaus D.W., McCormack K.M., Braselton W.E., Hook J.B. Effect of polybrominated biphenyls on hepatic microsomal metabolism of estrogens and uterotropic action of administered estrogen in rats. J Toxicol Environ Health. 8:1981;141-150.
8. McCormack K.M., Arneric S.P., Hook J.B. Action of exogenously administered steroid hormones following perinatal exposure to polybrominated biphenyls. J Toxicol Environ Health. 5:1979;1085-1094.
9. Bonefeld-Jorgensen E.C., Andersen H.R., Rasmussen T.H., Vinggaard A.M. Effect of highly bioaccumulated polychlorinated biphenyl congeners on estrogen and androgen receptor activity. Toxicology. 158:2001;141-153.
10. Patnode K.A., Curtis L.R. 2,2′,4,4′,5,5′- and 3,3′,4,4′,5,5′-hexachlorobiphenyl alteration of uterine progesterone and estrogen receptors coincides with embryotoxicity in mink (Mustela vision). Toxicol Appl Pharmacol. 127:1994;9-18.
11. Li M.H., Zhao Y.D., Hansen L.G. Multiple dose toxicokinetic influence on the estrogenicity of 2,2′,4,4′,5,5′-hexachlorobiphenyl. Bull Environ Contam Toxicol. 53:1994;583-590.
12. Ecobichon D.J., MacKenzie D.O. The uterotropic activity of commercial and isomerically-pure chlorobiphenyls in the rat. Res Commun Chem Pathol Pharmacol. 9:1974;85-95.
13. Kuwahara S.S., Calera F., Perry E.S. Distribution of polybrominated biphenyls (PBB) among fractions derived from contaminated human plasma. Transfusion. 20(2):1980;229-234.
14. Needham L.L., Burse V.W., Price H.A. Temperature-programmed gas chromatographic determination of polychlorinated and polybrominated biphenyls in serum. J Assoc Off Anal Chem. 64(5):1981;1131-1137.
15. Hass J.R., McConnell E.E., Harvan D.J. Chemical and toxicologic evaluation of Firemaster BP-6. J Agric Food Chem. 26(1):1978;94-99.
16. Kolbye A.C. Food exposure to polychlorinated biphenyls. Environ Health Perspect. 1:1972;85-88.
17. Manske D.D., Corneliussen P.E. Pesticide residues in total diet samples (VII). Pestic Monit J. 8:1974;110-124.
18. Price H.A., Welch R.L. Occurrence of polychlorinated biphenyls in humans. Environ Health Perspect. 1:1972;73-78.
19. Blanck H.M., Marcus M., Hertzberg V., Tolbert P.E., Rubin C., Henderson A.K.et al. Determinants of polybrominated biphenyl serum decay among women in the Michigan PBB cohort. Environ Health Perspect. 108(2):2000;147-152.
20. anonymous Is 'fibrocystic disease' of the breast precancerous? Arch Pathol Lab Med. 110(3):1986;171-173.
21. Lee W.Y., Wang H.H. Fine-needle aspiration is limited in the classification of benign breast diseases. Diagn Cytopathol. 18(1):1998;56-61.
22. Fitzgibbons P.L., Henson D.E., Hutter R.V. Benign breast changes and the risk for subsequent breast cancer. an update of the 1985 consensus statement. Cancer Committee of the College of American Pathologists Arch Pathol Lab Med. 122(12):1998;1053-1055. [see comments].
23. SAS Institute Inc. SAS version 6.12. 1989-96.
24. Parazzini F., Ferraroni M., La Vecchia C., Baron J.A., Levi F., Franceschi S.et al. Smoking habits and risk of benign breast disease. Int J Epidemiol. 20(2):1991;430-434.
25. Mant D., Vessey M.P., Smith M.A., Yeates D. Cigarette smoking and benign breast disease. J Epidemiol Community Health. 40(3):1986;277-278. [letter].
26. Wyshak G., Frisch R.E., Albright N.L., Albright T.E., Schiff I. Cigarette smoking and benign breast disease. N Engl J Med. 319(26):1988;1736-1737. [letter].
27. Rohan T.E. Cigarette smoking and risk of benign proliferative epithelial disorders of the breast. Eur J Epidemiol. 15(6):1999;529-535.
28. Dziewulska-Bokiniec A. Smoking habit and benign breast disease. Neoplasma. 42(5):1995;285-287.
29. Nomura A., Comstock G.W., Tonascia J.A. Epidemiologic characteristics of benign breast disease. Am J Epidemiol. 105(6):1977;505-512.
30. Berkowitz G.S., Canny P.F., Vivolsi V.A., Merino M.J., O'Connor T.Z., Kelsey J.L. Cigarette smoking and benign breast disease. J Epidemiol Community Health. 39(4):1985;308-313.
31. Pastides H., Najjar M.A., Kelsey J.L. Estrogen replacement therapy and fibrocystic breast disease. Am J Prev Med. 3(5):1987;282-286.
32. Rohan T.E., Cook M.G., Baron J.A. Cigarette smoking and benign proliferative epithelial disorders of the breast in women. a case-control study J Epidemiol Community Health. 43(4):1989;362-368.