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- The study investigated the link between breast cancer risk and living near various industrial facilities in Canada.
- Researchers analyzed data from over 2,300 breast cancer cases and nearly 2,500 controls, focusing on residential proximity from 1960 to five years before the survey.
- Results indicated increased breast cancer risk for premenopausal women living near steel mills and thermal power plants, and for postmenopausal women near petroleum refineries and pulp mills, with some associations needing further investigation.
Article Abstract
Objective: The relationship between breast cancer risk and residential proximity to paper mills, pulp mills, petroleum refineries, steel mills, thermal power plants, alum smelters, nickel smelters, lead smelters, copper smelters, and zinc smelters was assessed.
Methods: We conducted a population-based case-control study of 2343 cases with breast cancer and 2467 controls using residential proximity at some time between 1960 and 5 years before the completion of questionnaire in Canada.
Results: Adjusted odds ratios were statistically significantly increased for residing near steel mills (0.8 to 3.2 km) and thermal power plants (<0.8 km) in premenopausal women, petroleum refinery (0.8 to 3.2 km) and pulp mills (0.8 to 3.2 km) in postmenopausal women, and for 10 or more years of residing near thermal power plants of 0.8 km.
Conclusions: Our preliminary results suggested possible weak associations between breast cancer and proximity to steel mills, pulp mills, petroleum refineries, and thermal power plants.
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