Exposure to outdoor ambient air toxics and risk of breast cancer: The multiethnic cohort.

Background: A growing literature has reported associations between traffic-related air pollution and breast cancer, however there are fewer investigations into specific ambient agents and any putative risk of breast cancer development, particularly studies occurring in populations residing in higher pollution areas such as Los Angeles.

Objectives: To estimate breast cancer risks related to ambient air toxics exposure at residential addresses.

Methods: We examined the relationships between ambient air toxics and breast cancer risk in the Multiethnic Cohort among 48,665 California female participants followed for cancer from 2003 through 2013.

Intersection of discriminations: Experiences of women with disabilities with advanced degrees in professional sector in the United States.

Purpose/objective: Women with disabilities are typically expected to work in underpaid positions and earn much less when compared with men with disabilities or women without disabilities. In this study, we interviewed women who are at the other end of this spectrum-women with disabilities who were engaged in a high-skilled professional sector. We report their lived experiences and how the intersections of their identities impact, contradict, and collide with the aforementioned assumption.