A case study addressing the reliability of polychlorinated biphenyl levels measured at the time of breast cancer diagnosis in representing early-life exposure

Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers and Prevention

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 281-286

  Verner, Marc André ^a   Bachelet, Delphine ^b,c   McDougall, Robin ^d   Charbonneau, Michel ^e   Guénel, Pascal ^b,c,f   Haddad, Sami ^g  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b CENTRE FOR RESEARCH IN EPIDEMIOLOGY AND POPULATION HEALTH   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SACLAY   (France)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ONTARIO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Canada)

^e INRS INSTITUT ARMAND FRAPPIER   (Canada)

^f INSTITUT DE VEILLE SANITAIRE   (France)

^g UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL 153; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; AREA UNDER THE CURVE; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; BREAST CANCER; BREAST FEEDING; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; EARLY LIFE STRESS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIFESPAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAXIMUM PLASMA CONCENTRATION; POLLUTION; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIMULATION; TOXICOKINETICS;

ADULT; AGED; AREA UNDER CURVE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CARCINOMA, DUCTAL, BREAST; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; PROGNOSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURVIVAL RATE; TIME FACTORS; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 79951644388     PISSN: 10559965     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1158/1055-9965.EPI-10-0992     Document Type: Article

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