Exposure to Phthalates and Breast Cancer Risk in Northern Mexico
López-Carrillo L, Hernández-Ramírez RU, Calafat AM, Torres-Sánchez L, Galván-Portillo M, Needham LL, Ruiz-Ramos R, Cebrián ME. Exposure to Phthalates and Breast Cancer Risk in Northern Mexico. Environmental Health Perspectives 2009, 118: 539-544. PMID: 20368132, PMCID: PMC2854732, DOI: 10.1289/ehp.0901091.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBreast cancerMonoethyl phthalatePhthalate metabolitesUrinary concentrationsRisk of BCMono-n-butyl phthalateBreast cancer riskGeometric mean concentrationsPremenopausal womenRisk factorsParent phthalatesCancer riskMonobenzyl phthalateBC casesSignificant negative associationEndocrine systemMexican womenUrine samplesUbiquitous environmental pollutantWomenHigh-performance liquid chromatographyAssociationNegative associationExposureMCPP