Air pollution can contain polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs). Based on a relatively small number of studies, the evidence to date generally supports an association between breast cancer and PAHs
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ACSAmerican Cancer SocietyBaPbenzo(a)pyreneBBDbenign breast diseaseBCISbreast carcinoma in situBHAbutylated hydroxyanisoleBMIbody mass indexBPbenzo(a)pyreneBZBallschmiter & Zell 1980; refers to a naming convention for PCB congenersCBCRPCalifornia Breast Cancer Research ProgramCIconfidence intervalCLconfidence limitsDCISductal carcinoma in situDDEdichlorodiphenyldichloroethyleneDDTdichlorodiphenyltrichloroethaneDNAdeoxyribonucleic acidDODUS Department of DefenseDRZdiagonal radioactive zoneEDCendocrine disrupting chemicalELISAenzyme-linked immunosorbent assayERestrogen receptorETOethylene oxideHCBhexachlorobenzeneHCHhexachlorohexaneHEheptachlor epoxideHPCBhigher polychlorinated biphenylHRThormone replacement therapyLCISlobular carcinoma in situLPCBlower polychlorinated biphenylMORmortality odds ratioNCINational Cancer InstituteNHLnon-Hodgkins lymphomaNIEHSNational Institute of Environmental Health SciencesNIOSHNational Institute for Occupational Safety and HealthOCorganochlorineOCDoxychlordaneOCDDoctachlorodibenzo-p-dioxinODoptical densityORodds ratioOSHAOccupational Safety and Health AdministrationPAHpolycyclic aromatic hydrocarbonPBDEpolybrominated diphenyl etherPCBpolychlorinated biphenylPCDDpolychlorinated dibenzo[p]dioxinPCDFpolychlorinated dibenzofuransPCEperchloroethylenePCMRproportionate cancer morbidity ratioPIRproportional incidence ratioPMRproportionate morbidity ratioPRprogesterone receptorRDDrelative delivered doseRRrelative riskSDstandard deviationSESsocio-economic statusSIRstandardized incidence ratioSMbRstandardized morbidity ratioSMRstandardized mortality ratioTCDDdioxinTCEtrichloroethyleneTEQtoxic equivalentsTEXBtotal effective xenoestrogen burdenTNCtrans-nonachlorTSPtotal suspended particulatesWHRwaist-hip ratio
