Exposure to di-2-ethylhexyl phthalate and breast neoplasm incidence : A cohort study

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BACKGROUND: Phthalates are ubiquitous environmental endocrine disruptors. As the predominant phthalate, di-2-ethylhexyl phthalate (DEHP) has been considered possibly carcinogenic to humans but large-scale longitudinal evidence is needed to further clarify its carcinogenicity.

OBJECTIVES: To examine the association between DEHP exposure and incidence of breast malignant neoplasm, carcinoma in situ and benign neoplasm.

METHODS: A total of 273,295 women from UK Biobank cohort were followed up for a median of 13.5 years. Disease information was collected from National Health Service Cancer Registry and National Death Index. Baseline and yearly-average level of DEHP exposure were estimated for each individual by linking chemical monitoring record of European Environment Agency with home address of the participants by Kriging interpolation model. Cox proportional hazard model was employed to estimate the association between DEHP exposure and breast neoplasms.

RESULTS: The median (IQR) of baseline and yearly-average DEHP concentration were 8000.25 (interquartile range: 6657.85-11,948.83) and 8000.25 (interquartile range: 1819.93-11,359.55) μg/L. The highest quartile of baseline DEHP was associated with 1.11 fold risk of carcinoma in situ (95 % CI, 1.00, 1.23, p < 0.001) and 1.27 fold risk of benign neoplasm (95 % CI, 1.05, 1.54, p < 0.001). As for yearly-average exposure, each quartile of DEHP was positively associated with higher risk of malignant neoplasm (HR, 1.05; 95 % CI, 1.03, 1.07, p < 0.001), carcinoma in situ (HR, 1.08; 95 % CI, 1.04, 1.11, p < 0.001) and benign neoplasm (HR, 1.13; 95 % CI, 1.07, 1.20, p < 0.001). Stratification analysis showed no significant modification effects on the DEHP-neoplasm relationship by menopausal status or ethnicity but a suggestive higher risk in younger women and those who underwent oral contraceptive pill therapy. In sensitivity analysis, the associations remained when excluding the cases diagnosed within 2 years post baseline.

CONCLUSIONS: Real-world level of DEHP exposure was associated with higher risk of breast neoplasms. Because of the health risks associated with DEHP, its release to the environment should be managed.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:926

Enthalten in:

The Science of the total environment - 926(2024) vom: 20. Apr., Seite 171819

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Tang, Lijuan [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Yimeng [VerfasserIn]
Yan, Wenting [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, Zhe [VerfasserIn]
Luo, Siwen [VerfasserIn]
Wen, Qiaorui [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Shengfeng [VerfasserIn]
Zhou, Niya [VerfasserIn]
Chen, Qing [VerfasserIn]
Xu, Yan [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

6O7F7IX66E
Benign neoplasm of breast
C42K0PH13C
Carcinoma in situ of breast
Di-2-ethylhexyl phthalate
Diethylhexyl Phthalate
Journal Article
Malignant neoplasm of breast
Phthalic Acids
Phthalic acid
Risk assessment

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Date Completed 17.04.2024

Date Revised 17.04.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.171819

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NLM369978471