Pesticides and prostate cancer: A review of epidemiologic studies with specific agricultural exposure information

European Journal of Cancer Prevention

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 97-110

  Mink, Pamela J ^a   Adami, Hans Olov ^b,d   Trichopoulos, Dimitrios ^b   Britton, Nicole L ^a   Mandel, Jack S ^c  

^a EXPONENT INC   (United States)

^b HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; MeSH; Pesticides; Prostatic neoplasms

Indexed keywords

2,4 DICHLOROPHENOXYACETIC ACID; ALACHLOR; ALDRIN; CAPTAN; CARBOFURAN; CHLOROTHALONIL; CHLORPHENOTANE; CHLORPYRIFOS; CYANAZINE; DICAMBA; DIMPYLATE; GLYPHOSATE; HEPTACHLOR; HERBICIDE; METHYL BROMIDE; PARAQUAT; PERMETHRIN; PESTICIDE; THIOCARBAMIC ACID;

AGRICULTURE; CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER MORTALITY; DATA ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; EMBASE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMAN; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDLINE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; REVIEW;

AGRICULTURE; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; COHORT STUDIES; CONFOUNDING FACTORS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); EPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PESTICIDES; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 39749194914     PISSN: 09598278     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/CEJ.0b013e3280145b4c     Document Type: Review

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