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The link between air pollution and breast cancer is weakened in greener environments, suggests study using UK Biobank data

11.12.25 | PLOS

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Greenness and its interaction with air pollution in relation to postmenopausal breast cancer risk in UK Biobank
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The link between air pollution and breast cancer is weakened in greener environments, suggests study using UK Biobank data

Article URL : http://plos.io/4oHyRAF

Article title: Greenness and its interaction with air pollution in relation to postmenopausal breast cancer risk in UK Biobank

Author countries: U.S.

Funding: BS effort was supported in part by grant P20GM103644 from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences. The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript.

PLOS One

10.1371/journal.pone.0334744

Greenness and its interaction with air pollution in relation to postmenopausal breast cancer risk in UK Biobank

12-Nov-2025

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Keywords

Air Pollution Breast Cancer Cancer Diseases and Disorders Environmental Sciences Health and Medicine

Article Information

Journal
PLOS One
DOI
10.1371/journal.pone.0334744
Article Publication Date
2025-11-12
Article Title
Greenness and its interaction with air pollution in relation to postmenopausal breast cancer risk in UK Biobank
COI Statement
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Contact Information

Hanna Abdallah
PLOS
onepress@plos.org

How to Cite This Article

APA:
PLOS. (2025, November 12). The link between air pollution and breast cancer is weakened in greener environments, suggests study using UK Biobank data. Brightsurf News. https://www.brightsurf.com/news/1GR5GRJ8/the-link-between-air-pollution-and-breast-cancer-is-weakened-in-greener-environments-suggests-study-using-uk-biobank-data.html
MLA:
"The link between air pollution and breast cancer is weakened in greener environments, suggests study using UK Biobank data." Brightsurf News, Nov. 12 2025, https://www.brightsurf.com/news/1GR5GRJ8/the-link-between-air-pollution-and-breast-cancer-is-weakened-in-greener-environments-suggests-study-using-uk-biobank-data.html.