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CellWell record HH-34664

Environmental endocrine disruptors and endometrial cancer risk: a systematic review and meta-analysis of cadmium and polychlorinated biphenyls, with emerging evidence on PFAS, phthalates, and bisphenols

Lutian Gong; Wenping Lu; Yujing Zhao; Heting Mei; Xiangyang Zhang

2026

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Pooling 14 studies, this meta-analysis found that higher cadmium exposure was linked to a modestly increased risk of endometrial cancer, while PCB exposure showed no significant association, with PFAS, phthalate and bisphenol evidence too limited to combine.

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