Heterocyclic aromatic amine pesticide use and human cancer risk: Eesults from the U.S. Agricultural Health Study

International Journal of Cancer

Volumn 124, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1206-1212

  Koutras, Stella ^a   Lynch, Charles F ^b   Xiaomei, Ma ^c   Won, Jin Lee ^d   Hoppin, Jane A ^e   Christensen, Carol H ^f,g   Andreotti, Gabriella ^a   Freeman, Laura Beane ^a   Rusiecki, Jennifer A ^h   Lifang, Hon ⁱ   Sandler, Dale P ^e   Alavanja, Michael C R ^a  

^a NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^c YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d Korea University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^e NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^f U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^g JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^h Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences and the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center   (United States)

ⁱ NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bladder; Colon; Occupational exposures; Pesticides

Indexed keywords

AROMATIC AMINE; HERBICIDE; HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUND; IMAZETHAPYR; PESTICIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; NICOTINIC ACID DERIVATIVE;

ADULT; AGED; AGRICULTURAL PROCEDURES; ARTICLE; BLADDER CANCER; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER RISK; COLON CANCER; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HODGKIN DISEASE; HUMAN; KIDNEY CANCER; LEUKEMIA; LIFESPAN; LUNG CANCER; MALE; MELANOMA; MOUTH CANCER; MULTIPLE MYELOMA; NONHODGKIN LYMPHOMA; PANCREAS CANCER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; RECTUM CANCER; UNITED STATES; BLADDER TUMOR; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; COLON TUMOR; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RISK FACTOR;

ADULT; AGED; AGRICULTURAL WORKERS' DISEASES; COLONIC NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HERBICIDES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NICOTINIC ACIDS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RISK FACTORS; URINARY BLADDER NEOPLASMS;

EID: 58749088391     PISSN: 00207136     EISSN: 10970215     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ijc.24020     Document Type: Article

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