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    Occupational Exposure to Ionizing Radiation and Risk of Breast Cancer in Western Australia

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    Authors
    Buitenhuis, Wenny
    Fritschi, Lin
    Thomson, Allyson
    Glass, Deborah
    Heyworth, Jane
    Peters, Susan
    Date
    2013
    Type
    Journal Article
    
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    Buitenhuis, Wenny and Fritschi, Lin and Thomson, Allyson and Glass, Deborah and Heyworth, Jane and Peters, Susan. 2013. Occupational Exposure to Ionizing Radiation and Risk of Breast Cancer in Western Australia. Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine. 55 (12): pp. 1431-1435.
    Source Title
    Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
    DOI
    10.1097/JOM.0b013e3182a7e692
    ISSN
    10762752
    URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/29548
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    • Curtin Research Publications
    Abstract

    Objective: To evaluate current breast cancer risk due to occupational exposure to ionizing radiation. Methods: We analyzed data from the Western Australian population-based Breast Cancer Employment and Environment Study. The Breast Cancer Employment and Environment Study included 1205 cases with incident breast cancer during 2009–2011 and 1789 controls. Age-adjusted odds ratios (ORs) were estimated with logistic regression models.Results: There was a weak, not statistically significant association between breast cancer and occupational exposure to ionizing radiation (OR = 1.16; 95% confidence interval, 0.86 to 1.57). The risk of human epidermal growth factor receptor 2–positive breast cancer with occupational exposureto ionizing radiation in women who were premenopausal at the time of interview was higher (OR = 2.57; 95% confidence interval, 1.09 to 6.03).Conclusions: This study suggests that the risk of breast cancer is low at current levels of occupational exposure to ionizing radiation, although the risk of human epidermal growth factor receptor 2–positive cancer may be a concern.

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