Relationship between exposure to parabens and benzophenones and prostate cancer risk in the EPIC-Spain cohort

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The etiology of prostate cancer is not fully elucidated. Among environmental risk factors, endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs) deserve special mention, as they alter metabolic pathways involved in hormone-dependent cancers. Epidemiological evidence assessing the carcinogenicity of EDCs is scarce. The aim of this study was to analyze the relationship between exposure to parabens and benzophenones and prostate cancer risk. We conducted a case-cohort study nested within the EPIC-Spain prospective multi-center cohort. Study population comprised 1,838 sub-cohort participants and 467 non-sub-cohort prostate cancer cases. Serum concentrations of four parabens and two benzophenones were assessed at recruitment. Covariates included age, physical activity, tobacco smoking, alcohol consumption, body mass index, educational level and diabetes. Borgan II weighted Cox proportional hazard models stratified by study center were applied. Median follow-up time was 18.6 years (range = 1.0-21.7 years). Most sub-cohort participants reached primary education at most (65.5%), were overweight (57.7%) and had a low level of physical activity (51.3%). Detection percentages varied widely, being lowest for butyl-paraben (11.3%) and highest for methyl-paraben (80.7%), which also showed the highest geometric mean (0.95 ng/ml). Cases showed significantly higher concentrations of methyl-paraben (p = 0.041) and propyl-paraben (p < 0.001). In the multivariable analysis, methyl-paraben - log-transformed (HR = 1.07; 95%CI = 1.01-1.12) and categorized into tertiles (HR = 1.60 for T3; 95%CI = 1.16-2.20) -, butyl-paraben - linear (HR = 1.19; 95%CI = 1.14-1.23) and log-transformed (HR = 1.17; 95%CI = 1.01-1.35) - and total parabens - log-transformed (HR = 1.09; 95%CI = 1.02-1.17) and categorized into tertiles (HR = 1.62 for T3; 95%CI = 1.10-2.40) - were associated with an increased prostate cancer risk. In this study, higher concentrations of methyl-, butyl-, and total parabens were positively associated with prostate cancer risk. Further research is warranted to confirm these findings.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:31

Enthalten in:

Environmental science and pollution research international - 31(2024), 4 vom: 26. Jan., Seite 6186-6199

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Fernández-Martínez, Nicolás Francisco [VerfasserIn]
Rodríguez-Barranco, Miguel [VerfasserIn]
Zamora-Ros, Raúl [VerfasserIn]
Guevara, Marcela [VerfasserIn]
Colorado-Yohar, Sandra Milena [VerfasserIn]
Jiménez-Zabala, Ana [VerfasserIn]
Arrebola, Juan Pedro [VerfasserIn]
Iribarne-Durán, Luz María [VerfasserIn]
Molina, Germán [VerfasserIn]
Agudo, Antonio [VerfasserIn]
Trobajo-Sanmartín, Camino [VerfasserIn]
Chirlaque, María Dolores [VerfasserIn]
Amiano, Pilar [VerfasserIn]
Sánchez, María-José [VerfasserIn]

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A2I8C7HI9T
Benzophenones
Biomonitoring studies
Endocrine Disruptors
Endocrine disruptors
Environmental exposure
Journal Article
Methylparaben
Parabens
Prostatic neoplasms

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Date Completed 22.01.2024

Date Revised 02.02.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1007/s11356-023-31682-3

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NLM366379062