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Occupation and risk of female breast cancer: A case-control study in Morocco.

Mohamed KhalisKarima El RhaziEmmanuel FortVéronique ChajèsHafida CharakaInge HuybrechtsAurélie MoskalCarine BiessyIsabelle RomieuFouad AbbassBoujemaa El MarnissiNawfel MellasChakib NejjariAmr S SolimanBarbara Charbotel
Published in: American journal of industrial medicine (2019)
Our findings suggest that occupational exposures may be associated with increased risk of breast cancer among female agricultural workers in this population. Further investigations, with advanced methods of occupational exposure assessment, are warranted to clarify the role of chemicals involved in this high-risk occupation and to suggest preventive actions and screening.
Keyphrases
  • climate change
  • air pollution
  • risk assessment
  • heavy metals
  • young adults