Pesticide use and cutaneous melanoma in pesticide applicators in the agricultural heath study

Environmental Health Perspectives

Volumn 118, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 812-817

  Dennis, Leslie K ^a   Lynch, Charles F ^a   Sandler, Dale P ^b   Alavanja, Michael C R ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

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

^c NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Arsenic; Farmers; Melanoma; Pesticides

Indexed keywords

BENOMYL; CARBARIL; MANEB; ORGANOARSENIC DERIVATIVE; PARATHION; PESTICIDE;

ADULT; AGRICULTURAL WORKER; ARTICLE; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER RISK; CONFOUNDING VARIABLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MELANOMA; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SUN EXPOSURE; TREND STUDY; AGRICULTURAL WORKERS' DISEASES; BODY MASS; CHEMICALLY INDUCED; COHORT ANALYSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK; RISK FACTOR; SKIN NEOPLASMS; STATISTICAL MODEL; TOXICITY; UNITED STATES;

AGRICULTURAL WORKERS' DISEASES; BODY MASS INDEX; COHORT STUDIES; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; HUMANS; IOWA; LOGISTIC MODELS; MELANOMA; NORTH CAROLINA; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; ODDS RATIO; PESTICIDES; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SKIN NEOPLASMS;

EID: 77953240825     PISSN: 00916765     EISSN: 15529924     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1289/ehp.0901518     Document Type: Article

References (43)

1. Akhtar FZ, Garabrant DH, Ketchum NS, Michalek JE. 2004. Cancer in US Air Force veterans of the Vietnam War. J Occup Environ Med 46:123-136.
2. Alavanja MC, Sandler DP, Lynch CF, Knott C, Lubin JH, Tarone R, et al. 2005. Cancer incidence in the Agricultural Health Study. Scand J Work Environ Health 31(suppl 1):35-45.
3. Alavanja MC, Sandler DP, McMaster SB, Zahm SH, McDonnell CJ, Lynch CF, et al. 1996. The Agricultural Health Study. Environ Health Perspect 104:362-369.
4. An Y, Gao Z, Wang Z, Yang S, Liang J, Feng Y, et al. 2004. Immunohistochemical analysis of oxidative DNA damage in arsenic-related human skin samples from arsenic-contaminated area of China. Cancer Lett 214:11-18.
5. Armstrong BK. 1988. Epidemiology of malignant melanoma: intermittent or total accumulated exposure to the sun? J Dermatol Surg Oncol 14:835-849.
6. Beane Freeman LE, Dennis LK, Lynch CF, Thorne PS, Just CL. 2004. Toenail arsenic content and cutaneous melanoma in Iowa. Am J Epidemiol 160:679-687.
7. Blair A, Zahm SH. 1991. Cancer among farmers. Occup Med 6:335-354.
8. Blair A, Zahm SH. 1995. Agricultural exposures and cancer. Environ Health Perspect 103(suppl 8):205-208.
9. Blair A, Zahm SH, Pearce NE, Heineman EF, Fraumeni JF Jr. 1992. Clues to cancer etiology from studies of farmers. Scand J Work Environ Health 18:209-215.
10. Brand RM, Pike J, Wilson RM, Charron AR. 2003. Sunscreens containing physical UV blockers can increase transdermal absorption of pesticides. Toxicol Ind Health 19:9-16.
11. Breslow NE, Day NE. 1980. Statistical Methods in Cancer Research. Vol 1. Analysis of Case-Control Studies. Lyon, France:International Agency for Research on Cancer.
12. Chen CJ, Chuang YC, Lin TM, Wu HY. 1985. Malignant neoplasms among residents of a blackfoot disease-endemic area in Taiwan: high-arsenic artesian well water and cancers. Cancer Res 45:5895-5899.
13. Chen Y, Graziano JH, Parvez F, Hussain I, Momotaj H, van Geen A, et al. 2006. Modification of risk of arsenic-induced skin lesions by sunlight exposure, smoking, and occupational exposures in Bangladesh. Epidemiology 17:459-467.
14. Crutcher WA, Cohen PJ. 1990. Dysplastic nevi and malignant melanoma. Am Fam Physician 42:372-385.
15. Dennis LK, Lowe JB, Lynch CF, Alavanja MC. 2008. Cutaneous melanoma and obesity in the Agricultural Health Study. Ann Epidemiol 18:214-221.
16. Dosemeci M, Alavanja MC, Rowland AS, Mage D, Zahm SH, Rothman N, et al. 2002. A quantitative approach for estimating exposure to pesticides in the Agricultural Health Study. Ann Occup Hyg 46:245-260.
17. Elwood JM, Jopson J. 1997. Melanoma and sun exposure: an overview of published studies. Int J Cancer 73:198-203.
18. Fortes C, Mastroeni S, Melchi F, Pilla MA, Alotto M, Antonelli G, et al. 2007. The association between residential pesticide use and cutaneous melanoma. Eur J Cancer 43:1066-1075.
19. Greene MH. 1999. The genetics of hereditary melanoma and nevi. 1998 update. Cancer 86:2464-2477.
20. Guo HR, Yu HS, Hu H, Monson RR. 2001. Arsenic in drinking water and skin cancers: cell-type specificity (Taiwan, ROC). Cancer Causes Control 12:909-916.
21. Holly EA, Aston DA, Ahn DK, Smith AH. 1996. Intraocular melanoma linked to occupations and chemical exposures. Epidemiology 7:55-61.
22. Hsueh YM, Cheng GS, Wu MM, Yu HS, Kuo TL, Chen CJ. 1995. Multiple risk factors associated with arsenic-induced skin cancer: effects of chronic liver disease and malnutritional status. Br J Cancer 71:109-114.
23. Hsueh YM, Chiou HY, Huang YL, Wu WL, Huang CC, Yang MH, et al. 1997. Serum beta-carotene level, arsenic methylation capability, and incidence of skin cancer. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 6:589-596.
24. Huang RN, Ho IC, Yih LH, Lee TC. 1995. Sodium arsenite induces chromosome endoreduplication and inhibits protein phosphatase activity in human fibroblasts. Environ Mol Mutagen 25:188-196.
25. International Agency for Research on Cancer. 1998. Some Inorganic and Organometallic Compounds, Summary of Data Reported and Evaluation. IARC Monogr Eval Carcinog Risk Hum 2:1-6.
26. Jemal A, Siegel R, Ward E, Hao Y, Xu J, Thun MJ. 2009. Cancer statistics, 2009. CA Cancer J Clin 59(4):225-249.
27. Karagas MR, Stukel TA, Morris JS, Tosteson TD, Weiss JE, Spencer SK, et al. 2001. Skin cancer risk in relation to toenail arsenic concentrations in a US population-based case-control study. Am J Epidemiol 153:559-565.
28. Kochhar TS, Howard W, Hoffman S, Brammer-Carleton L. 1996. Effect of trivalent and pentavalent arsenic in causing chromosome alterations in cultured Chinese hamster ovary (CHO) cells. Toxicol Lett 84:37-42.
29. Mahajan R, Blair A, Coble J, Lynch CF, Hoppin JA, Sandler DP, et al. 2007. Carbaryl exposure and incident cancer in the Agricultural Health Study. Int J Cancer 121:1799-1805.
30. Mahata J, Basu A, Ghoshal S, Sarkar JN, Roy AK, Poddar G, et al. 2003. Chromosomal aberrations and sister chromatid exchanges in individuals exposed to arsenic through drinking water in West Bengal, India. Mutat Res 534:133-143.
31. McCord CP, Kilker CH, Minster DK. 1921. Pyrethrum dermatitis: a record of the occurrence of occupational dermatoses among workers in the pyrethrum industry. JAMA 77:448-449.
32. Pesch B, Ranft U, Jakubis P, Nieuwenhuijsen MJ, Hergemoller A, Unfried K, et al. 2002. Environmental arsenic exposure from a coal-burning power plant as a potential risk factor for nonmelanoma skin carcinoma: results from a case-control study in the district of Prievidza, Slovakia. Am J Epidemiol 155:798-809.
33. Purdue MP, Hoppin JA, Blair A, Dosemeci M, Alavanja MC. 2006. Occupational exposure to organochlorine insecticides and cancer incidence in the Agricultural Health Study. Int J Cancer 120:642-649.
34. Reigart JR, Roberts JR. 1999. Recognition and Management of Pesticide Poisonings. Washington, DC:U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Pesticide Programs, Health Effects Division.
35. Ries LAG, Harkins D, Krapcho M, Mariotto A, Miller BA, Feuer EJ, et al. 2006. SEER Cancer Statistics Review, 1975-2003. Bethesda, MD:National Cancer Institute.
36. Rossman TG. 2003. Mechanism of arsenic carcinogenesis: an integrated approach. Mutat Res 533:37-65.
37. Shi H, Hudson LG, Ding W, Wang S, Cooper KL, Liu S, et al. 2004. Arsenite causes DNA damage in keratinocytes via generation of hydroxyl radicals. Chem Res Toxicol 17:871-878.
38. Spiewak R. 2001. Pesticides as a cause of occupational skin diseases in farmers. Ann Agric Environ Med 8:1-5.
39. Swerdlow AJ, Weinstock MA. 1998. Do tanning lamps cause melanoma? An epidemiologic assessment. J Am Acad Dermatol 38:89-98.
40. Tarone RE, Alavanja MC, Zahm SH, Lubin JH, Sandler DP, McMaster SB, et al. 1997. The Agricultural Health Study: factors affecting completion and return of self-administered questionnaires in a large prospective cohort study of pesticide applicators. Am J Ind Med 31:233-242.
41. Tseng WP. 1977. Effects and dose-response relationships of skin cancer and blackfoot disease with arsenic. Environ Health Perspect 19:109-119.
42. Wesseling C, Ahlbom A, Antich D, Rodriguez AC, Castro R. 1996. Cancer in banana plantation workers in Costa Rica. Int J Epidemiol 25:1125-1131.
43. Wilkinson P, Thakrar B, Shaddick G, Stevenson S, Pattenden S, Landon M, et al. 1997. Cancer incidence and mortality around the Pan Britannica Industries pesticide factory, Waltham Abbey. Occup Environ Med 54:101-107.