Pesticides and Breast Cancer

Ferro, Roberto; Parvathaneni, Arvin; Patel, Sachin; Cheriyath, Pramil

doi:10.4236/abcr.2012.13005

Cited by 17 publications

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“…Our indings showed that women who worked in the ield at the time of applying pesticides or during 24 hours of their application had elevation in breast cancer risk which supported by Duell et al [35] and Ferro et al [36] who reported that there were an increased risk of breast cancer in women who likely exposed to pesticides in particular women present in ield during or shortly after pesticides application. Also Brophy et al [37], support our results through his indings that ind a 3-9 fold increase in incidence of breast cancer amongst women with history of agriculture.…”

Section: Breast Cancer By Pesticidessupporting

confidence: 82%

Environmental Risk factors associated with Breast Cancer in Gaza Strip

Ashour¹,

Safi²

2019

Arch Food Nutr Sci

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The study aimed to identify possible environmental risk factors for breast cancer among women in Gaza Strip and conducted in 2010. A case-control study design was used with face to face interviews by structured questionnaire with breast cancer patient women as well as healthy women. Statistical Package of Social Science (SPSS) was used to analyze the collected data. The study population was 288 women, 144 were women with breast cancer (cases) and 144 were healthy women (controls) with response rate 100% for cases as well as controls. The study was carried out in the two main hospitals in Gaza Strip (El-Shifa and European Gaza) and on cases who had a regular follow up in each hospital, while controls have been chosen from women who had no history of breast cancer by mammogram or by self-examination. In this study the main statistically signifi cant risk factors were; marital status, educational status, physical trauma on breast, medication for infertility treatment, eating red meat 500g or more weekly, eating canned food, eating chicken skin, eating raw and cooked vegetables, using oils with saturated fats in cooking, living in or beside a farm, dealing with crops with naked hands, working in a farm during pesticides application or during 24 hours of pesticides application, cleaning pesticides' equipment, living with people working in a farm or a agricultural fi eld, and application of pesticides personally. In contrary, no statistically signifi cant differences were found between cases and controls in relation to area of residency, exposure to X-ray in the past, having radiation therapy, getting contraceptive pills, using hair dyes, using anti-deodorant underarm, using facial cosmetics, using hair removal ointment, washing vegetables and fruits, buying and transporting pesticides, and wearing protective tools during pesticides mixing and application.

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Section: Breast Cancer By Pesticidessupporting

confidence: 82%

Environmental Risk factors associated with Breast Cancer in Gaza Strip

Ashour¹,

Safi²

2019

Arch Food Nutr Sci

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“…The pesticide residues detected in cowpea grains and yam chips are known to be harmful to humans especially at levels above MRLs. Multiple case control studies have shown a correlation between blood DDT/DDE levels and development of breast cancer (Demers et al, 2000;Charlier et al, 2003;Cohn et al, 2007;Ferro et al, 2012) while the HCB, DDT, and dichlorodiphenyldichloroethylene (DDE -the primary metabolite of DDT), continue to be detected in human blood (ATSDR, 2002), amniotic fluid (Foster et al, 2000) and breast milk (Tsang et al, 2011).…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Dichloro-diphenyl-trichloro-ethane (DDT) and hexachlorohexane (HCH) pesticide residues in foodstuffs from markets in Ile-Ife, Nigeria

Sosan¹,

Oyekunle²,

Olufade³

2015

Int. J. Bio. Chem. Sci

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Levels of dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethanes (DDTs) and Hexachlorocyclohexanes (HCHs) pesticide were evaluated in samples of cowpea grains and dried yam chips obtained from Ile-Ife markets, southwestern Nigeria. The objectives of the study were to establish the presence of the organochlorine pesticide residues in the foodstuffs and also to ascertain whether the residue levels are above their respective permissible levels. Randomly selected samples from highly patronized markets were subjected to standard extraction protocols. The DDT and HCH levels were determined using Gas Chromatography coupled with Electron Capture Detector (GC-ECD). The mean concentration of γ-HCH (Lindane) in cowpea grains was 0.085 mg/kg and 0.042 mg/kg in dried yam chips. The p,p'-DDD concentrations were 0.086 mg/kg and 0.159 mg/kg in cowpea and dried yam chips, respectively. γ-HCH detected in all the cowpea samples and 90% in dried yam chips samples were above the recommended EU maximum residue level (MRL) of 0.01 mg/kg. The results of this study indicated that substances that could pose serious health risks were associated, at outrageous levels, with important foodstuffs in Nigerian markets even to the point of sales and consumption.

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“…An investigation indicated that exposure to diagnostic radiation is accountable for 29 BC cases per year in women in the UK, aged up to 75 years [44]. Our study indicated that there is no association between breast cancer and exposure to pesticides, although there is growing scientific evidence of a link between exposure to pesticides and increased incidence of breast cancer [45].…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 51%

Extrinsic Risk Factors for Women Breast Cancer in Gaza Strip, Palestine: Associations and Interactions in a Case-Control Study

Yassin¹,

Younis²,

Abuzerr³

et al. 2019

ABCR

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Background: Worldwide, breast cancer (BC) is the most frequently diagnosed neoplastic disease in women around menopause that is the leading cause of DALYs, because it causes a significant reduction of these women's ability to function normally in everyday life. Methods: The present hospital-based case-control study was carried out between January and August 2018 using a structured questionnaire on 105 breast cancer women and 210 controls who are clinically free from breast cancer. Data about the study cases were collected in the oncology day-care clinics of the two main hospitals in Gaza strip "Al-Shifa and European Gaza hospitals". Univariate logistic regression and multivariate logistic regression analyses were employed to identify the significant factors associated with BC. Results: Multivariate logistic regression analyses with adjustment for all confounders revealed that woman with BMI more than or equal 30 kg/m 2 are under risk of getting BC 2.9 times greater than those having BMI less than 29 kg/m 2 (AOR = 2.895; 95% CI: 1.305-6.423). Analysis of risk according to reaching menopause showed that the estimated AOR was greater among those reached menopause (3.137, 95% CI 1.824-5.395) than among those that did not reach menopause. The risk of developing BC in the case of a history of incidence of BC in the family was more than two times higher (AOR = 2.632, 95% CI 1.528-4.535) than in case of the history of a free family of BC. Conclusion: In this context, the above-mentioned risk factors must be taken into consideration in BC management processes in the Gaza strip.

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Pesticides and Breast Cancer

Cited by 17 publications

References 20 publications

Environmental Risk factors associated with Breast Cancer in Gaza Strip

Environmental Risk factors associated with Breast Cancer in Gaza Strip

Dichloro-diphenyl-trichloro-ethane (DDT) and hexachlorohexane (HCH) pesticide residues in foodstuffs from markets in Ile-Ife, Nigeria

Extrinsic Risk Factors for Women Breast Cancer in Gaza Strip, Palestine: Associations and Interactions in a Case-Control Study

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