Serum levels of environmental pollutants is a risk factor for breast cancer in Inuit: a case control study
Abstract Background Environmental Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) can alter the hormone homeostasis by mimicking, interfering or blocking the function of hormones; moreover POPs are hypothesized to modify the risk of breast cancer. The association between POPs and breast cancer has been widely...
Main Authors: | Maria Wielsøe, Peder Kern, Eva Cecilie Bonefeld-Jørgensen |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2017-06-01
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Series: | Environmental Health |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12940-017-0269-6 |
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