{"id":2029295,"date":"2023-09-12T14:07:01","date_gmt":"2023-09-12T18:07:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/air-pollution-is-linked-to-breast-cancer-study\/"},"modified":"2023-09-12T14:10:41","modified_gmt":"2023-09-12T18:10:41","slug":"air-pollution-is-linked-to-breast-cancer-study","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/air-pollution-is-linked-to-breast-cancer-study\/","title":{"rendered":"Air pollution linked to breast cancer, says study."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fair-pollution-is-linked-to-breast-cancer-study%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2029295&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div class=\"post_content\">\n<div class=\"aplayer_app\" data-source=\"https:\/\/vs1.youmaker.com\/assets\/2023\/0912\/f3062f37-958f-4504-82cb-b7a4b3a3fced\/audio.mp3?length=4531725&#038;duration=378\"><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<h2>Air\u200d Pollution Linked to\u2062 Higher\u2064 Rates of Breast Cancer<\/h2>\n<p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/less-than-3-percent-of-adults-are-in-perfect-health-study\/\" title=\"Study: Majority of Adults Not in Perfect Health\">groundbreaking study conducted<\/a> by a cross-collaborative team of scientists at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) reveals a concerning connection between air \u200bpollution and breast cancer.<\/p>\n<p>Researchers at\u200c the\u2062 National Institute\u200b of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) and National Cancer Institute (NCI) discovered that individuals residing in \u2062areas with high\u2063 levels of air pollution, specifically measured as particulate matter (PM2.5), have an overall 8 percent higher incidence of breast cancer compared to \u200dthose \u200cliving in areas with lower levels.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, the \u200bstudy found a correlation between \u200bPM2.5 concentration and tumor type. The research, primarily focused \u2062on postmenopausal women, \u200ddemonstrated that women living in regions with high PM2.5 levels\u2062 had a 10 percent greater incidence of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/eating-more-tofu-may-reduce-the-risk-of-stomach-cancer\/\" title=\"Tofu consumption linked to lower stomach cancer risk.\">estrogen receptor-positive<\/a> (ER+) tumors, the most common type of breast\u2062 cancer. However, no link was found between highly concentrated PM2.5 regions and estrogen receptor-negative (ER-)\u200b tumors, as reported in the Journal of the \u2063National\u200c Cancer Institute.<\/p>\n<p>These findings\u2062 provide \u2064further \u2064evidence of a connection between breast cancer and endocrine disruption. Compounds \u2064like metals and phthalates, known \u200dendocrine disrupters, attach\u200c to PM2.5 particles, reinforcing\u200c the \u2062link.<\/p>\n<p>Interestingly, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/air-pollution-is-linked-to-breast-cancer-study\/\" title=\"Air pollution linked to breast cancer, says study.\">breast cancer rates varied\u2063 depending<\/a> on the region. The study assessed eight locations, including \u2063six states (California, Florida, \u2062Pennsylvania, New Jersey, North \u200bCarolina, and Louisiana) and two metropolitan areas\u2062 (Atlanta and \u2063Detroit). Women living in catchment areas with high levels of PM2.5, such as Atlanta and North Carolina,\u200d experienced more pronounced breast cancer rates. Additionally, the study observed the greatest increases in \u2062<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/op-ed-fda-puts-political-agenda-above-womens-health-by-approving-new-over-the-counter-contraceptive\/\" title=\"FDA Prioritizes Politics Over Women's Health with OTC Contraceptive Approval\">breast cancer incidence<\/a> among women who had higher PM2.5 levels near their homes prior to \u200denrolling in the study.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Although this \u2064increase is relatively modest, \u200dthese findings are significant given that \u2064air pollution is a ubiquitous exposure that impacts almost everyone,&#8221;\u200c said Alexander White, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-link-between-air-pollution-and-autoimmune-diseases\/\" title=\"The Link Between Air Pollution and Autoimmune Diseases\">lead study author<\/a> and \u200bhead of the Environment and Cancer Epidemiology\u200d Group at NIEHS. &#8220;These findings add to\u2063 a\u200b growing body of literature suggesting that air \u200bpollution \u200cis \u200drelated to breast\u2062 cancer.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h2>Hundreds of\u200b Different Chemicals<\/h2>\n<p>According \u2062to the U.S. Environmental\u2062 Protection Agency (EPA), particulate matter, also known as particulate\u200d pollution, refers to a mixture of tiny solid particles and liquid droplets containing hundreds of \u2064different chemicals found\u200b in the air. These particles can be in the\u200c form\u2064 of dust, dirt, soot, or smoke.<\/p>\n<p>Exposure to PM2.5 typically occurs near construction sites, unpaved roads, fields, smokestacks, or fires. Particulate matter can \u200balso be emitted as a result \u200bof complex reactions between chemicals from power plants, \u2063industries,\u2063 and motor \u200bvehicle exhaust and combustion.<\/p>\n<p>PM2.5 particles pose the greatest health risk as they are small\u200d enough to\u200c be\u200d deeply inhaled and can potentially \u2064enter a \u200cperson&#8217;s\u2064 bloodstream.<\/p>\n<h2>Historic<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>have a higher risk of developing breast cancer. The study, conducted by scientists from the NIH, specifically the NIEHS and NCI, establishes a clear connection between air pollution and increased breast cancer rates. 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