Agricultural Exposures and Breast Cancer Among Latina in the San Joaquin Valley of California

Mills, Paul K.; Dodge, Jennifer L.; Bush, Jason A.; Thompson, Yesenia Guadalupe; Shah, Purvi

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“…In the initial PubMed searches 165 articles published between 2017 and 2021 were found. After exclusion at various phases as explained above, 63 articles 19,61,64‐124 were included in the final literature sample (Figure 1).…”

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“…In the initial PubMed searches 165 articles published between 2017 and 2021 were found. After exclusion at various phases as explained above, 63 articles 19 , 61 , 64 , 65 , 66 , 67 , 68 , 69 , 70 , 71 , 72 , 73 , 74 , 75 , 76 , 77 , 78 , 79 , 80 , 81 , 82 , 83 , 84 , 85 , 86 , 87 , 88 , 89 , 90 , 91 , 92 , 93 , 94 , 95 , 96 , 97 , 98 , 99 , 100 , 101 , 102 , 103 , 104 , 105 , 106 , 107 , 108 , 109 , 110 , 111 , 112 , 113 , 114 , 115 , 116 ,…”

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“…Population‐based case‐control studies 94 , 95 , 96 , 97 , 98 , 99 , 100 , 101 , 102 , 103 , 104 , 105 , 106 , 107 , 108 , 109 , 110 , 111 , 112 had medium to large sample sizes (median sample size ~1800 individuals). They used population‐based data sets from census, and cancer and birth registries.…”

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Exposures to pesticides and risk of cancer: Evaluation of recent epidemiological evidence in humans and paths forward

Cavalier

Trasande

Porta

2022

Intl Journal of Cancer

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Knowledge of the role in cancer etiology of environmental exposures as pesticides is a prerequisite for primary prevention. We review 63 epidemiological studies on exposure to pesticides and cancer risk in humans published from 2017 to 2021, with emphasis on new findings, methodological approaches, and gaps in the existing literature. While much of the recent evidence suggests causal relationships between pesticide exposure and cancer, the strongest evidence exists for acute myeloid leukemia (AML) and colorectal cancer (CRC), diseases in which the observed associations were consistent across several studies, including high‐quality prospective studies and those using biomarkers for exposure assessment, with some observing dose‐response relationships. Though high‐quality studies have been published since the IARC monograph on organophosphate insecticides in 2017, there are still gaps in the literature on carcinogenic evidence in humans for a large number of pesticides. To further knowledge, we suggest leveraging new techniques and methods to increase sensitivity and precision of exposure assessment, incorporate multi‐omics data, and investigate more thoroughly exposure to chemical mixtures. There is also a strong need for better and larger population‐based cohort studies that include younger and nonoccupationally exposed individuals, particularly during developmental periods of susceptibility. Though the existing evidence has limitations, as always in science, there is sufficient evidence to implement policies and regulatory action that limit pesticide exposure in humans and, hence, further prevent a significant burden of cancers.

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Exposures to pesticides and risk of cancer: Evaluation of recent epidemiological evidence in humans and paths forward

Cavalier

Trasande

Porta

2022

Intl Journal of Cancer

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“…Between 2007–2011, the rate of acute occupational pesticide-related illness and injury was 37 times higher for agricultural workers than for non-agricultural workers [ 73 ]. Occupational exposure to some agricultural pesticides is associated with an increased risk of breast cancer in California Latinx women [ 74 ]. Studies on Mexican American children in a farmworker community in California found that exposure to certain pesticides in utero or after birth was associated with negative effects on attention and neurological impacts that can affect cognitive and behavioral function [ 75 , 76 ].…”

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Pesticides and environmental injustice in the USA: root causes, current regulatory reinforcement and a path forward

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Many environmental pollutants are known to have disproportionate effects on Black, Indigenous and People of Color (BIPOC) as well as communities of low-income and wealth. The reasons for these disproportionate effects are complex and involve hundreds of years of systematic oppression kept in place through structural racism and classism in the USA. Here we analyze the available literature and existing datasets to determine the extent to which disparities in exposure and harm exist for one of the most widespread pollutants in the world – pesticides. Our objective was to identify and discuss not only the historical injustices that have led to these disparities, but also the current laws, policies and regulatory practices that perpetuate them to this day with the ultimate goal of proposing achievable solutions. Disparities in exposures and harms from pesticides are widespread, impacting BIPOC and low-income communities in both rural and urban settings and occurring throughout the entire lifecycle of the pesticide from production to end-use. These disparities are being perpetuated by current laws and regulations through 1) a pesticide safety double standard, 2) inadequate worker protections, and 3) export of dangerous pesticides to developing countries. Racial, ethnic and income disparities are also maintained through policies and regulatory practices that 4) fail to implement environmental justice Executive Orders, 5) fail to account for unintended pesticide use or provide adequate training and support, 6) fail to effectively monitor and follow-up with vulnerable communities post-approval, and 7) fail to implement essential protections for children. Here we’ve identified federal laws, regulations, policies, and practices that allow for disparities in pesticide exposure and harm to remain entrenched in everyday life for environmental justice communities. This is not simply a pesticides issue, but a broader public health and civil rights issue. The true fix is to shift the USA to a more just system based on the Precautionary Principle to prevent harmful pollution exposure to everyone, regardless of skin tone or income. However, there are actions that can be taken within our existing framework in the short term to make our unjust regulatory system work better for everyone.

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“…In the NOCCA study [9] the highest SIRs were recorded in groups of female workers who, for career reasons, were more likely to postpone their first childbirth, and with high education, such as military personnel (1.57, 95% CI 1.03-2.30), dentists, journalists and physicians, while the SIR was lowest among fishermen (0.69, 95% CI 0.50-0.92), forestry workers, wood workers, gardeners and farmers. Table 2 [18,22,24,26,27,39,40,70,71,[109][110][111][112][113][114][115][116] shows some studies investigating the association between breast cancer and hairdressers/beauticians, healthcare workers and agriculture/farmers.…”

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Occupational Cancers among Employed Women: A Narrative Review

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Collatuzzo

Boffetta

2023

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The facts that occupational cancer in women is under-investigated, with few in-depth analyses are well known. In recent decades the workforce has changed, with an increasing number of women employed. Therefore, the inclusion of women in occupational cancer studies has become more urgent and feasible than in the past decades. The difficulties to evaluate occupational causes of female gynecologic tumors in most past cohorts and the potential variation in outcome responses between men and women must be taken into consideration. This narrative review discusses women’s occupational cancer as a current area of research, focusing on three groups of workers characterized by peculiar exposure to occupational carcinogens and where women are often employed: beauticians and hairdressers; farmers; and healthcare workers. We discuss the most relevant cancers in each working category, with a particular focus on female breast cancer. In the three industries reviewed in detail, there are some risk factors which may affect primarily women, inducing breast cancer and cervical cancer, as well as risk factors that are carcinogenic in both genders, but whose effects are less well known in women.

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Agricultural Exposures and Breast Cancer Among Latina in the San Joaquin Valley of California

Cited by 13 publications

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Exposures to pesticides and risk of cancer: Evaluation of recent epidemiological evidence in humans and paths forward

Exposures to pesticides and risk of cancer: Evaluation of recent epidemiological evidence in humans and paths forward

Pesticides and environmental injustice in the USA: root causes, current regulatory reinforcement and a path forward

Occupational Cancers among Employed Women: A Narrative Review

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