Personal Care Product Use during Puberty and Incident Breast Cancer among Black, Hispanic/Latina, and White Women in a Prospective US-Wide Cohort.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Some personal care products (PCPs) contain endocrine-disrupting chemicals that may affect breast cancer (BC) risk. Patterns of use vary by race and ethnicity. Use often starts in adolescence, when rapidly developing breast tissue may be more susceptible to environmental carcinogens. Few studies have examined associations of BC with PCP use during this susceptible window.

Objectives

We characterized race and ethnicity-specific patterns of PCP use at 10-13 years of age and estimated associations of use with incident BC.

Methods

At enrollment (2003-2009), Sister Study participants (n=4,049 Black, 2,104 Latina, and 39,312 White women) 35-74 years of age reported use of 37 "everyday" PCPs during the ages of 10-13 y (did not use, sometimes, or frequently used). W

SUBMITTER: Goldberg M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10836586 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature