Exposure to endocrine disruptor alkylphenols and the occurrence of endometrial cancer

• Published in: Environmental pollution (1987) Vol. 267; p. 115475
• Main Authors: Wen, Hui-Ju, Chang, Ting-Chang, Ding, Wang-Hsien, Tsai, Shih-Fen, Hsiung, Chao A., Wang, Shu-Li
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Elsevier Ltd 01.12.2020
• Subjects: Alkylphenol; alkylphenols; Case-Control Studies; confidence interval; Endocrine disruptor; Endocrine Disruptors; endocrine-disrupting chemicals; Endometrial cancer; Endometrial Neoplasms - chemically induced; Endometrial Neoplasms - epidemiology; Environmental epidemiology; Female; female genitalia; Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry; health status; Humans; lifestyle; Odds Ratio; pollution; postmenopause; questionnaires; regression analysis; risk; Uterine leiomyoma; uterine neoplasms; Environmental epidemiology; Uterine leiomyoma; Endocrine disruptor; Endometrial cancer; Alkylphenol

Exposure to environmental chemicals with oestrogenic effects has been associated with the development of endometrial cancer (EMCa). EMCa has become the most commonly diagnosed cancer of the female genital tract. To further understand the potential association between exposure to environmental endocr...