Prior Tonsillectomy and the Risk of Breast Cancer in Females: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Exposure to recurrent infections in childhood was linked to an increased risk of cancer in adulthood. There is also evidence that a history of tonsillectomy, a procedure often performed in children with recurrent infections, is linked to an increased risk of leukemia and Hodgkin lymphoma. Tonsillectomy could be directly associated with cancer risk, or it could be a proxy for another risk factor such as recurrent infections and chronic inflammation. Nevertheless, the role of recurrent childhood infections and tonsillectomy on the one hand, and the risk of breast cancer (BC) in adulthood remain understudied. Our study aims to verify whether a history of tonsillectomy increases the risk of BC in women.

Methods

A systematic review was performed using PubMed, Google Sc

SUBMITTER: Kacimi SEO 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9350012 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature