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Indoor air pollution exposure from use of indoor stoves and fireplaces in association with breast cancer: a case-control study.
Environmental health : a global access science source - 12 Dec 2014
White Alexandra J, Teitelbaum Susan L, Stellman Steven D, Beyea Jan, Steck Susan E, Mordukhovich Irina, McCarty Kathleen M, Ahn Jiyoung, Rossner Pavel, Santella Regina M, Gammon Marilie D
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Previous studies suggest that polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) may adversely affect breast cancer risk. Indoor air pollution from use of indoor stoves and/or fireplaces is an important source of ambient PAH exposure. However, the association between indoor stove/fireplace use and breast cancer risk is unknown. We hypothesized that indoor stove/fireplace use in a Long Island, New York study...
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