Breast Cancer Risk Associated with Congeners of Polychlorinated Biphenyls
Zheng T, Holford TR, Tessari J, Mayne ST, Owens PH, Ward B, Carter D, Boyle P, Dubrow R, Archibeque-Engle S, Zahm SH. Breast Cancer Risk Associated with Congeners of Polychlorinated Biphenyls. American Journal Of Epidemiology 2000, 152: 50-58. PMID: 10901329, DOI: 10.1093/aje/152.1.50.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBreast cancer riskCancer riskCovariate-adjusted odds ratioBreast Cancer Risk AssociatedCase-control studyBreast cancer casesBreast adipose tissueMean tissue levelsCancer Risk AssociatedLowest tertileThird tertileBreast diseaseOdds ratioBreast cancerCancer casesConnecticut womenAdipose tissueFurther stratificationSignificant associationStudy participantsTissue levelsNonhormonal activitiesBody levelEnvironmental exposuresSpecific PCB congeners