Case-control studies of cancer in Illinois farmers using data from the Illinois State Cancer Registry and the U.S. Census of Agriculture

Cancer mortality in four northern wheat-producing states.

“…In addition, these results should be considered in conjunction with other studies. Many of the same cancer sites increased in the current study have been reported as being increased both in farmers in general and in production workers occupationally exposed to chlorophenoxy herbicides and their contaminants (6,9,12,24,(30)(31)(32)(33)(34)(35). In a review of cancer etiology in farmers, Blair et al (30) noted that several cancers with excessive rates among farmers have also been on the rise in the general population.…”

“…Therefore, studies of farmers, who have generally better defined and higher exposures to farm chemicals than the general population, might contribute to an explanation for these increases. Excess mortality from several cancers was observed for farmers-Hodgkin disease; non-Hodgkin lymphoma; multiple myeloma; leukemia; melanoma; other skin cancer; and cancers of the lip, eye, stomach, rectum, brain, connective and soft tissue, pancreas, kidney, bone, thyroid, prostate, and testis (9,12,24,(30)(31)(32)(33). In a cancer incidence study of Florida pesticide applicators, statistically significant increases were observed for cancer of the prostate, testis, and cervix (34).…”

Meta-analyses of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma and farming

“…Twenty-one of the studies included in the meta-analyses were restricted to white males (8, 10-15, [43][44][45][46][47][48][49][50][51][52][53][54][55][56]. Four studies were restricted to female farmers (57)(58)(59)(60), and 7 studies reported results for both male and female farmers (6,39,40,(61)(62)(63)(64).…”

Occupation as a risk factor for uveal melanoma in Germany

“…Cooking fumes may be responsible for the higher risk, or, alternatively, exposure to radiation from microwaves, strong light from incandescent ovens, or infrared radiation as has been postulated by Guenel et al (17). Various studies have found increased risks for farmers (14,(18)(19)(20)(21) and chemical workers (13,25,26). Yet these analyses showed nonsignificantly elevated risks for workers in the chemical industry and farmers consistently across classifications.…”

“…Occupational exposure has been sought, as various rare cancers are caused by exposures occurring in the workplace (12). Occupations involving welding (13)(14)(15)(16)(17), farming (13,14,(18)(19)(20)(21)(22)(23)(24), and exposure to chemicals (13,25,26) have been the most frequently mentioned. However, no causative agent has been established, and contradictory evidence is common.…”