Dietary Cadmium Exposure and Risk of Breast, Endometrial, and Ovarian Cancer in the Women’s Health Initiative

Background: In vitro and animal data suggest that cadmium, a heavy metal that contaminates some foods and tobacco plants, is an estrogenic endocrine disruptor. Elevated estrogen exposure is associated with breast, endometrial, and ovarian cancer risk. Objectives: We examined the association between...

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Autores principales: Adams, Scott V., Quraishi, Sabah M., Shafer, Martin M., Passarelli, Michael N., Freney, Emily P., Chlebowski, Rowan T., Luo, Juhua, Meliker, Jaymie R., Mu, Lina, Neuhouser, Marian L., Newcomb, Polly A.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: NLM-Export 2014
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Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4050510/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24633137
http://dx.doi.org/10.1289/ehp.1307054

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4050510/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24633137
http://dx.doi.org/10.1289/ehp.1307054

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