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Environmental Factors And Breast Cancer Mortality, Joel Collazo Rodriguez
Environmental Factors And Breast Cancer Mortality, Joel Collazo Rodriguez
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Breast cancer is a public health problem in the United States that impacts diverse ethnic female groups in different ways regarding incidence and mortality. Much is known about the factors increasing the risk of developing breast cancer, but little is known about those that increase the chances of dying from it, other than access to health care, screening, and appropriate treatment. This study aimed to understand the association between exposure to Environmental Protection Agency-regulated air pollutants and breast cancer mortality, including how the interaction between these air contaminants impacts the outcome of interest, considering median income, education level, and percentage …
Environmental Factors And Breast Cancer Mortality, Joel Collazo Rodriguez
Environmental Factors And Breast Cancer Mortality, Joel Collazo Rodriguez
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Breast cancer is a public health problem in the United States that impacts diverse ethnic female groups in different ways regarding incidence and mortality. Much is known about the factors increasing the risk of developing breast cancer, but little is known about those that increase the chances of dying from it, other than access to health care, screening, and appropriate treatment. This study aimed to understand the association between exposure to Environmental Protection Agency-regulated air pollutants and breast cancer mortality, including how the interaction between these air contaminants impacts the outcome of interest, considering median income, education level, and percentage …