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Article: Regression analysis of pesticide use and breast cancer incidence in California Latinas.(study)
- Article from:
- Journal of Environmental Health
- Article date:
- January 1, 2006
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Introduction
Hispanic (Latina) females experience lower risk of breast cancer than do non-Hispanic white women. In California, the age-adjusted breast cancer incidence rate in 1999 among Latinas was 84.9/100,000, while among non-Hispanic white females it was 147.3/100,000 (Kwong et al., 2000). These lower rates may reflect known risk factors including fertility, parity, use of exogenous hormones, and socioeconomic status.
Currently established risk factors for breast cancer include older age at first full-term pregnancy, early menarche and late menopause, exogenous hormone use, and family history of breast cancer (Kelsey & Bernstein, 1996). These risk ...