Indoor Wood-Burning Stove and Fireplace Use and Breast Cancer in a Prospective Cohort Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Indoor burning of fuel for heating or cooking releases carcinogens. Little is known about the impact of indoor air pollution from wood-burning stoves or fireplaces on breast cancer risk.

Objectives

In a large prospective cohort study, we evaluated the risk of breast cancer in relation to indoor heating and cooking practices.

Methods

Sister Study participants (n=50,884) were recruited from 2003–2009. Breast cancer–free women in the United States or Puerto Rico, 35–74 y old, with a sister with breast cancer were eligible. Participants completed questionnaires on indoor heating and cooking practices for both their enrollment and their longest adult residence. Cox regression was used to estimate adjusted hazard ratios (HRs) and 95% confidence intervals (

SUBMITTER: White AJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5744698 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature