[Bisphenol A and breast cancer: State of knowledge and meta-analysis]
Marie-Bluette Fauconnier1, Casilda Albert1, Ambre Tondreau1
1Institut Curie-Saint-Cloud, département de chirurgie, 35, rue Dailly, 92210 Saint-Cloud, France.
Introduction:
Bisphenol A is an endocrine disruptor used in the composition of food containers. It was partially banned in France in 2015 and classified as a "very high-risk substance" in 2017. Bisphenol A's carcinogenic effects have been demonstrated in animal testing. Bisphenol A acts through estrogen-dependent and estrogen-independent pathways. It induces epigenetic changes and impacts the microenvironment of the mammary gland. However, the role of bisphenol A exposure in the development of breast cancer in humans remains controversial. This study documents the current thinking on bisphenol A with an analysis of the mechanisms and a meta-analysis.
Materials And Methods:
A literature review and a statistical analysis of linear regression type, with the creation of a Forest plot, were used to perform the meta-analysis of 9 studies including 10,695 patients.
Results:
Nine case-control studies, published between 1990 and 2021, investigating the association between breast cancer and mean urinary, blood or tissue bisphenol A levels were selected. The meta-analysis did not find a significant association between bisphenol A exposure and the development of breast cancer with an OR=(1 IC95% [0.92-1.08]).
Discussion:
This meta-analysis does not show a link between breast cancer and bisphenol A exposure. Nevertheless, the analysis of a pathogenic link between bisphenol A and breast cancer requires additional cohort studies to conclude because of methods of available studies.
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