Testicular cancer, occupation and exposure to chemical agents among Finnish men in 1971–1995

Abstract

Risk of testicular cancer increased only in four occupations. Pesticides, textile dust, and some organic solvents may be related to an excess risk of seminoma.

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

“…Although epidemiological evidence points toward an association with respect to various cancer types, such as leukemia, lymphoma, brain cancer, lung, and kidney cancer, overall results regarding their carcinogenicity are inconsistent [1,[11][12][13]. Hormone-sensitive cancers such as testicular, prostate, ovarian or breast cancer have also been inconsistently associated with exposure to pesticides [1,11,[14][15][16].…”

Use of job-exposure matrices to estimate occupational exposure to pesticides: A review

“…43,45,49,57,61,64,66 Some authors have stated that generic matrices are a valid tool to study health risks related to occupational exposures 41,52,55 and are more effective than the alternative tools, such as selfreporting. 38,60 In several applications of generic matrices, the importance of job and exposure categories when building a matrix was discussed.…”

“…Only four studies were conducted outside Europe 50,58 or on occupations held during specific time periods like pregnancy or the periconceptional period. 60,[63][64][65][66][67][68][69][70][71][72][73] Some studies collected or used data on a limited number of occupations or only on the current occupation, or the two longest held occupations in lifetime 54,57,59,61 or the longest occupation recorded in national census records, 43,44,48,49,52,55,56,67,[77][78][79] in death records 38,40 or in disease registries. 63 Even when information on pesticide functional groups or chemical families was available in the generic matrices, 27,30,32,33 exposure to pesticides was often analyzed for the generic pesticide group only, 54,[57][58][59]75,[77][78][79] in particular with the UK JEM2.…”

Testicular cancer: A narrative review of the role of socioeconomic position from risk to survivorship

“…Men with manual occupations and lower education have been found to have a higher incidence of TC [22,46]. Various studies have shown an increased risk of TC with numerous occupations, including metal workers, agricultural workers, and equipment technicians [21,[42][43][44][45]77]. One study that examined chemical exposures reported an increased risk with fertilizers, phenols, and fumes [58].…”