Dietary exposure to cadmium and risk of breast cancer in postmenopausal women: A systematic review and meta-analysis

2015107 citationsReviewhybrid Open Access

Authors

Noömi Lombaert · International Zinc Association

Abstract

The present study does not provide support for the hypothesis that dietary exposure to Cd increases the risk of breast cancer in postmenopausal women. Misclassification in dietary Cd assessment in primary studies could have biased the results towards a finding of no association.

Topics & Keywords

Heavy Metal Exposure and Toxicity Effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals Mercury impact and mitigation studies

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Environment International

Volume 86, pp. 1-13

DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2015.10.003

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