Unpublished study links breast cancer to air pollution

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 against 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[…]

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