Pesticide exposure and increased breast cancer risk in women population studies
The Science of The Total Environment,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
933, С. 172988 - 172988
Опубликована: Май 4, 2024
Pesticide
exposure
is
emerging
as
a
risk
factor
for
various
human
diseases.
Breast
cancer
(BC)
multifactorial
disease
with
known
genetic
and
non-genetic
factors.
Most
BC
cases
are
attibutable
to
factors,
history
of
adverse
environmental
exposures
playing
significant
role.
can
occur
at
higher
levels
in
female
populations
participating
rural
activities
such
spraying
pesticides
the
field,
unprotected
handling
home,
washing
contaminated
clothes.
Exposure
also
be
drinking
water
certain
populations.
Here,
we
reviewed
literature
on
women's
BC.
We
summarize
main
links
between
pesticide
discuss
role
dose,
context,
potential
mechanisms.
Overall,
reports
here
have
documented
stronger
associations
risk,
including
documenting
direct
acute
However,
discrepancies
among
studies
regarding
dose
mode
may
result
misunderstandings
about
risks
posed
by
exposure.
Plausible
mechanisms
linking
breast
include
impacts
endocrine
disruptors,
well
roles
genotoxic
agents,
modulators
epigenome.
Besides
establishing
cancer,
highlights
critical
need
understand
routes
doses
specific
that
determinants
etiology
prognosis.
Язык: Английский
Factors associated with recurrence in operable breast cancer patients undergoing surgery as the sole treatment modality
Acta Cirúrgica Brasileira,
Год журнала:
2025,
Номер
40
Опубликована: Янв. 1, 2025
ABSTRACT
Purpose:
Approximately
10%
of
breast
cancer
patients
with
localized
operable
disease
experience
recurrence.
This
study
aimed
to
evaluate
early-stage
(TNM
I
and
II)
who
underwent
surgery
without
the
need
for
neoadjuvant
therapy.
Methods:
The
total
117
was
included
in
study:
104
recurrence
13
We
analyzed
various
clinicopathological
parameters,
including
body
mass
index,
age
at
diagnosis,
menopausal
status,
pesticide
exposure,
tumor
characteristics
such
as
HER2
amplification,
Ki67
molecular
subtype,
histological
grade.
Results:
Two
primary
subsets
were
identified
being
associated
first
subset
(PC1)
characterized
by
amplification
metastatic
disease,
while
second
(PC2)
comprised
premenopausal
young
women
exposed
pesticides
had
triple-negative
tumors.
While
some
these
factors
are
well-documented
literature,
exposure
emerged
a
notable
regional
factor
contributing
poor
outcomes
patients.
Conclusion:
These
findings
underscored
significance
identifying
local
risk
when
assessing
cancer,
particularly
cases
which
is
treatment
approach.
Язык: Английский
Occupational exposure to pesticides dysregulates systemic Th1/Th2/Th17 cytokines and correlates with poor clinical outcomes in breast cancer patients
Frontiers in Immunology,
Год журнала:
2023,
Номер
14
Опубликована: Окт. 24, 2023
Pesticides
are
compounds
known
to
cause
immunetoxicity
in
exposed
individuals,
which
have
a
potential
substantially
modify
the
prognosis
of
pathologies
dependent
on
an
efficient
immune
response,
such
as
breast
cancer.
In
this
context,
we
examined
circulating
cytokine
profile
Th1/Th2/Th17
patterns
women
occupationally
pesticides
and
their
correlation
with
worse
prognostic
outcomes.
Peripheral
blood
samples
were
collected
from
187
rural
working
cancer,
or
not
pesticides,
quantify
levels
cytokines
IL-1β,
IL-12,
IL-4,
IL-17-A,
TNF
-α.
Data
disease
clinical
outcomes
through
medical
follow-up.
IL-12
was
reduced
tumors
larger
than
2
cm
those
lymph
node
metastases.
Significantly
IL-17A
observed
patients
Luminal
B
subtype
tumors,
high
ki67
proliferation
rates,
histological
grade,
positive
for
progesterone
receptor.
Reduced
IL-4
also
seen
invasion.
Our
data
show
that
occupational
exposure
induces
significant
changes
necessary
tumor
control
correlates
poor
Язык: Английский
Occupational pesticide exposure is linked to the prevalence of Luminal B breast cancer and poor prognosis features in Brazilian rural women
Isabella Cazagranda,
Rafaela de Almeida,
Lucca L. Smaniotto
и другие.
Research Square (Research Square),
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
unknown
Опубликована: Апрель 11, 2024
Abstract
Brazil
is
among
the
top
three
global
consumers
of
pesticides,
despite
evidence
concerning
negative
impact
on
public
health.
The
exposure
female
rural
workers
has
been
neglected,
and
incidence
pesticide-induced
diseases
such
as
breast
cancer
growing.
In
this
context,
study
analyzed
occupational/household
pesticide
clinicopathological
profile
in
women.
Clinicopathological
data
were
collected
from
medical
records
a
total
386
patients
(208
exposed
141
unexposed
to
pesticides).
Was
used
descriptive
inferential
statistics
methods
characterize
patient
data,
including
chi-square
test
Fisher's
exact
test,
evaluate
associations
between
variables.
This
was
grouped
patient,
tumor,
disease
characteristics.
Exposed
had
prevalence
Luminal
B
subtype
(32.83%),
while
A
molecular
(37.78%).
also
higher
recurrence
(10.19%),
chemoresistance
(21.26%),
death
occurrence
(7.21%)
than
patients.
Breast
pesticides
more
likely
have
distant
metastases
lymph
node
invasion
compared
These
findings
indicate
that
favors
aggressive
women
through
occupational
exposure.
results
information
could
be
added
screening
process
risk
determination
for
severity.
Язык: Английский
OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE TO PESTICIDES AFFECTS SYSTEMIC CYTOKINE PROFILE AND CORRELATES WITH POOR CLINICAL PROGNOSIS IN YOUNG WOMEN WITH BREAST CANCER
Immunopharmacology and Immunotoxicology,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
unknown, С. 1 - 13
Опубликована: Ноя. 25, 2024
Aging
is
one
of
the
main
risk
factors
for
breast
cancer.
However,
impact
environmental
factors,
such
as
pesticide
exposure,
on
clinical
outcomes
patients
with
cancer,
depending
disease
onset,
remains
unclear.
This
study
analyzed
clinicopathological
data
from
188
women
who
were
either
occupationally
or
domestically
exposed
to
pesticides,
not
exposed,
according
their
age
at
onset
(early
≤
50
years
and
late
>
years).
Additionally,
interleukin
4
(IL-4),
17A
(IL-17A),
12
(IL-12)
levels
measured
in
plasma
samples,
assessed.
In
late-onset
group,
a
greater
frequency
low-grade
tumors
was
detected
compared
unexposed
group
(23.14%
vs.
45.45%,
p
=
0.0181).
A
higher
high-risk
stratification
recurrence
death
found
early-onset
when
comparing
groups
(10.0%
30.0%,
0.0488).
Regarding
molecular
subtypes
showed
triple-negative
than
same
(20.0%
40.63%,
<
0.0001).
IL-12
significantly
lower
group.
Early-onset
principal
component
that
positively
correlated
IL-1β,
IL-17A,
IL-4,
while
negative
correlations
between
exposure
IL-12,
IL-17A.
These
findings
suggest
induces
an
inflammaging-like
state
younger
women,
contributing
increased
developing
more
severe
disease.
Язык: Английский