Long-term PM2.5 exposure before diagnosis is associated with worse outcome in breast cancer.
Diddier PradaAndrea A BaccarelliMary Beth TerryLeonora ValdézPaula CabreraAllan JustItai KloogHaydee CaroClaudia García-CuellarYesennia Sánchez-PérezRodrigo CruzJose Diaz-ChávezCarlo CortésDelia PérezAbelardo Meneses-GarcíaDavid Cantú-de-LeónLuis A HerreraEnrique BargallóPublished in: Breast cancer research and treatment (2021)
Our findings suggest a significant association between long-term PM2.5 exposure and BC aggressiveness based on tumor size and phenotype, as well as a worse outcome.