A prospective study of cancer risk among Agricultural Health Study farm spouses associated with personal use of organochlorine insecticides

A prospective study of cancer risk among Agricultural Health Study farm spouses associated with personal use of organochlorine insecticides

Abstract Background Organochlorine insecticides (OCs) have historically been used worldwide to control insects, although most have now been banned in developed countries. Evidence for an association between OC exposures and cancer predominantly comes from occupational and population based-studies am...

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Main Authors: Lydia M. Louis, Catherine C. Lerro, Melissa C. Friesen, Gabriella Andreotti, Stella Koutros, Dale P. Sandler, Aaron Blair, Mark G. Robson, Laura E. Beane Freeman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-09-01
Series:Environmental Health
Subjects:
Agricultural Health Study
Cancer
Farm spouses
Organochlorine
Pesticide
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12940-017-0298-1

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