Pesticide exposure in farming and forestry and the risk of uveal melanoma

Behrens, Thomas; Lynge, Elsebeth; Cree, Ian A.; Lutz, Jean-Michel; Eriksson, Mikael; Guénel, Pascal; Merletti, Franco; Morales-Suárez-Varela, María; Afonso, Noemia; Stengrévics, Aivars; Févotte, Joëlle; Sabroe, Svend; Llópis-González, Agustín; Gorini, Giuseppe; Hardell, Lennart; Stang, Andreas; Ahrens, Wolfgang

doi:10.1007/s10552-011-9863-z

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“…While in these industries, workers may be exposed to several possible carcinogenic agents, the observed excess risks were not explained by exposure to EDC. In conclusion, taking into account our previous inconsistent findings on a possible association between hormonal factors and uveal melanoma (14,17,19), the present study does not support the hypothesis that hormonal influences are an important factor in the aetiology of these tumors.…”

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“…Although the JSQ related to working in the ceramics and chemical industry did not directly solicit exposure to any endocrine agent, we decided to include these industries in the list of those with potential EDC exposure (5,10). Occupational exposure to pesticides in agriculture, animal husbandry, or forestry was not associated with an increased risk for uveal melanoma in a previous analysis of the Rare Cancer Study (19). We therefore did not include JSQ related to farming and forestry in the list of eligible industries.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Occupational exposure to endocrine-disrupting chemicals and the risk of uveal melanoma

Behrens¹,

Lynge²,

Cree³

et al. 2011

Scand J Work Environ Health

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Occupational exposure to endocrine-disrupting chemicals and the risk of uveal melanoma

Behrens¹,

Lynge²,

Cree³

et al. 2011

Scand J Work Environ Health

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“…The longitudinal studies included: (1) farm injuries in the US [ McCurdy et al, 2003 ; Carlson et al, 2005 ; Marcum et al, 2011 ], in Finland [ Virtanen et al, 2003 ], and in South Korea [ Lee et al, 2012 ], (2) cancer survival among Latino farmers in California [ Dodge et al, 2007 ], pesticide poisoning in the US [ Calvert et al, 2008 ; Kasner et al, 2012 ], (3) Parkinson's disease in Denmark [Tuchsen and Jensen, 2000 ] and (4) hearing loss in the US [ Humann et al, 2012 ]. The case-control studies included: (1) glioma cases in the US [ Lee et al, 2005 ; Ruder et al, 2009 ], (2) pesticide exposure in the US [ Bell et al, 2006 ] (3) lymphohematopoietic cancers incidence in the US [ Mills et al, 2005 ], (4) risk of uveal melanoma in 9 European countries [ Behrens et al, 2012 ], (5) incidence of osteoarthritis in Sweden [ Holmberg et al, 2004 ], respiratory symptoms in Sweden [ Lembke et al, 2004 ], green tobacco sickness in India [ Parikh et al, 2005 ] and (6) incidence of skin ailments in Vietnam [ Trang et al, 2007 ].…”

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Gender in occupational health research of farmworkers: A systematic review

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Hojeij

Elzein

2014

American J Industrial Med

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BackgroundFarmwork is one of the most hazardous occupations for men and women. Research suggests sex/gender shapes hazardous workplace exposures and outcomes for farmworkers. This paper reviews the occupational health literature on farmworkers, assessing how gender is treated and interpreted in exposure-outcome studies.MethodsThe paper evaluates peer-reviewed articles on men and women farmworkers' health published between 2000 and 2012 in PubMed or SCOPUS. Articles were identified and analyzed for approaches toward sampling, data analysis, and use of exposure indicators in relation to sex/gender.Results18% of articles reported on and interpreted sex/gender differences in health outcomes and exposures. Sex/gender dynamics often shaped health outcomes, yet adequate data was not collected on established sex/gender risk factors relating to study outcomes.ConclusionResearch can better incorporate sex/gender analysis into design, analytical and interpretive approaches to better explore its mediation of health outcomes in light of emerging calls to mainstream gender research. Am. J. Ind. Med. 57:1344–1367, 2014. © 2014 The Authors. American Journal of Industrial Medicine Published by Wiley Periodicals, Inc. This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs License, which permits use and distribution in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited, the use is non-commercial and no modifications or adaptations are made.

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“…In an exploratory study, agriculture and farming work was associated with uveal melanoma, but specifi c exposure to a group of chemicals could not be clearly identifi ed [ 70 ]. Other agents that have been investigated include electromagnetic fi elds [ 71 ], endocrine-disrupting chemicals [ 72 ], pesticides [ 73 ], artifi cial hormones [ 74 ], and mobile phones [ 75 ]. Additionally, no association between season of birth and uveal melanoma has been found [ 76 ].…”

Section: Occupationmentioning

confidence: 99%