[Occupational risk factors and male breast cancer]

Med Pr. 2005;56(5):405-10.
[Article in Polish]

Abstract

Male breast cancer is rare compared to its female counterpart and makes less than 1% of all breast cancer. Its etiology is less known than that of female breast cancer. Numerous experimental and clinical studies indicate the possibility of an increased risk of male breast cancer in workers occupationally exposed to electromagnetic field, light at night, and high temperature. There are also studies, which reveal the increased risk of this disease induced by occupational exposure to pesticides, aromatic hydrocarbons and ionizing radiation. However, irrefutable epidemiologic data from prospective clinical trials have not yet been obtained.

Publication types

  • English Abstract
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Breast Neoplasms, Male / diagnosis
  • Breast Neoplasms, Male / epidemiology*
  • Breast Neoplasms, Male / prevention & control
  • Carcinogens, Environmental / toxicity
  • Electromagnetic Fields
  • Hot Temperature
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Occupational Diseases / chemically induced
  • Occupational Diseases / diagnosis
  • Occupational Diseases / epidemiology*
  • Occupational Diseases / prevention & control
  • Occupational Exposure / analysis*
  • Occupational Exposure / statistics & numerical data
  • Pesticides / toxicity
  • Poland

Substances

  • Carcinogens, Environmental
  • Pesticides