Carried out by the Léon Berard Cancer Center in Lyon, this epidemiological study shows that chronic exposure to environmental pollutants increases the risk of developing breast cancer.
« The results of [notre] study give arguments to limit the emissions of atmospheric pollutants, in particular pollutants having effects of endocrine disruptors »wants to believe Amina Amadou, first author of the XENAIR study, in a communiqué. Produced by the Center for the fight once morest cancer Léon Berard, in Lyon, and unveiled to the press on Monday, October 3, XENAIR highlights a correlation between air pollution and breast cancer. An unprecedented and important work since until now, only lung cancers are[…]
