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ArticleBreast cancer research : BCR2025

Exposure to ambient air pollution during pregnancy and risk of early-onset breast cancer.

Jessica Edlund, Wendy Yi-Ying Wu, Malin Gustafsson, Jenny Lindén, Anna Oudin, Sophia Harlid

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Jessica EdlundDepartment of Diagnostics and Intervention, Oncology, Umeå University, 901 87, Umeå, Sweden. jessica.edlund@umu.se.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0009-8638-9072
Wendy Yi-Ying WuDepartment of Diagnostics and Intervention, Oncology, Umeå University, 901 87, Umeå, Sweden.
Malin GustafssonIVL Swedish Environmental Research Institute, Gothenburg, Sweden.
Jenny LindénIVL Swedish Environmental Research Institute, Gothenburg, Sweden.
Anna OudinDepartment of Public Health and Clinical Medicine, Division for Sustainable Health, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden.
Sophia HarlidDepartment of Diagnostics and Intervention, Oncology, Umeå University, 901 87, Umeå, Sweden. sophia.harlid@umu.se.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8540-6891

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backgroundAir pollution has been linked to breast cancer risk, but previous studies have seldom considered specific exposure windows, like pregnancy. During pregnancy the breast undergoes substantial changes and exposures may have a stronger impact than if they occurred during other time periods. This study aims to identify associations between ambient air pollution exposure during pregnancy and risk of early-onset breast cancer.

methodsUsing nationwide data from Swedish registers, we constructed a cohort consisting of all cancer-free women in Sweden giving birth to their first child between 1991 and 2015. Residential exposure to nitrogen dioxide (NO

resultsAmong 1,019,076 women, 12,085 (1.2%) were diagnosed with breast cancer and 65.2% moved at least once between their first pregnancy and two years after their last delivery. All exposures during pregnancy periods were positively associated with breast cancer, with the highest HR observed for exposure to PM

conclusionsIn this cohort study, air pollution exposure was consistently associated with increased risk of early-onset breast cancer.

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Air PollutantsAir PollutionBreast NeoplasmsEnvironmental ExposureMaternal ExposureAdultFemaleHumansNitrogen DioxideParticulate MatterPregnancyRegistriesRisk FactorsSwedenAir PollutantsNitrogen DioxideParticulate MatterAir pollutionBreast cancerPregnancyRisk factors

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