Host factors and genetic susceptibility: A paradigm of the conundrum of pesticide exposure and cancer associations

Reviews on Environmental Health

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 77-101

  McDuffie, Helen H ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^b ROYAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biomarkers; Fungicides; Herbicides; Insecticides; Multi disciplinary

Indexed keywords

PESTICIDE;

BREAST CANCER; CANCER; CANCER RISK; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; HOST; HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; REVIEW; TOXICITY TESTING;

ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; MALE; NEOPLASMS; PESTICIDES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 23744492092     PISSN: 00487554     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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