2016
Phthalate exposure, flavonoid consumption and breast cancer risk among Mexican women
Mérida-Ortega Á, Hernández-Alcaraz C, Hernández-Ramírez RU, García-Martínez A, Trejo-Valdivia B, Salinas-Rodríguez A, Svensson K, Cebrián ME, Franco-Marina F, López-Carrillo L. Phthalate exposure, flavonoid consumption and breast cancer risk among Mexican women. Environment International 2016, 96: 167-172. PMID: 27690147, DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2016.08.023.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBreast cancer riskPhthalate exposureCancer riskSemiquantitative food frequency questionnaireFood frequency questionnaireRisk of BCFrequency questionnaireFlavonoid consumptionHealthy controlsHigh intakePlace of residenceFood groupsTypes of flavonoidsMexican womenUrine samplesRiskMultiplicative interactionFurther investigationWomenNegative associationExposureButyl benzylFlavonoidsTandem mass spectrometryIntake
2009
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