ReviewJournal of toxicology and environmental health. Part B, Critical reviews2012
Occupational pesticide exposures and cancer risk: a review.
Review in Journal of toxicology and environmental health. Part B, Critical reviews, 2012. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 63 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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63 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 368 citations in OpenAlex.
- Association between pesticide exposure and colorectal cancer risk and incidence: A systematic review.Ecotoxicology and environmental safety · 2021Pooled it
- Cancer and occupational exposure to pesticides: an umbrella review.International archives of occupational and environmental health · 2021Pooled it
- Neurobehavioral, Neuromotor, and Neurocognitive Effects in Agricultural Workers and Their Children Exposed to Pyrethroid Pesticides: A Review.Frontiers in human neuroscience · 2021Pooled it
- Modifiable risk factors for the prevention of bladder cancer: a systematic review of meta-analyses.European journal of epidemiology · 2016Pooled it
- Association between pancreatic adenocarcinoma risk and concentration of organochlorine pesticides in adipose tissue and urine: A targeted-screening analysis case-control study (PESTIPAC).United European gastroenterology journal · 2024Trial
- Editorial: Pest-smart strategies for improved eco-efficiency in agriculture, forestry and communities.Frontiers in insect science · 2026Article
- Sustainable Biochar-Alumina Composites for Electroanalytical Sensing of Herbicide and Antibiotic.Journal of xenobiotics · 2025Article
- Occupational Exposure to Engine Exhausts and Prostate Cancer Risk.Environmental health : a global access science source · 2025Article
- Midwest Urban-Rural Differences in Cancer Prevalence.Mayo Clinic proceedings · 2025Article
- DNA methylation in the association between pesticide exposures and type 2 diabetes.World journal of diabetes · 2025Article
- Laying the groundwork: Exploring pesticide exposure and genetic factors in south-eastern Brazilian farmers.Current research in toxicology · 2025Article
- Kinetic analysis suggests that malathion at low environmental exposures is not toxic to humans.PloS one · 2025Article
- Neoplasia in the dromedary camel: a review (Frontiers in veterinary science · 2025Review
- Exposure to pesticides in Chile and its relationship with carcinogenic potential: a review.Frontiers in public health · 2025Review
- Eco-friendly green synthesis of silver nanoparticles from guajava leaves extract for controlling organophosphorus pesticides hazards, characterization, and in-vivo toxicity assessment.BMC pharmacology & toxicology · 2024Article
- Pesticide use and inflammatory bowel disease in licensed pesticide applicators and spouses in the Agricultural Health Study.Environmental research · 2024Article
- Urinary volatile organic compounds in prostate cancer biopsy pathologic risk stratification using logistic regression and multivariate analysis models.American journal of cancer research · 2024Article
- Mosquito control exposures and breast cancer risk: analysis of 1071 cases and 2096 controls from the Ghana Breast Health Study.Breast cancer research : BCR · 2023Article
- Birth Defects in Offspring of Adolescent and Young Adults with a History of Cancer: A Population-Based Study of 27,000 Women.Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology · 2023Article
- Impacts of Agricultural Pesticide Contamination: An Integrated Risk Assessment of Rural Communities of Eswatini.Toxics · 2023Article
3 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.
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Abstract
A review of the epidemiological literature linking pesticides to cancers in occupational studies worldwide was conducted, with particular focus on those articles published after the release of IARC Monograph 53 (1991): Occupational Exposures in Insecticide Applications and Some Pesticides. Important new data are now available. Chemicals in every major functional class of pesticides including insecticides, herbicide, fungicides, and fumigants have been observed to have significant associations with an array of cancer sites. Moreover, associations were observed with specific chemicals in many chemical classes of pesticides such as chlorinated, organophosphate, and carbamate insecticides and phenoxy acid and triazine herbicides. However, not every chemical in these classes was found to be carcinogenic in humans. Twenty-one pesticides identified subsequent to the last IARC review showed significant exposure-response associations in studies of specific cancers while controlling for major potential confounders. This list is not an exhaustive review and many of these observations need to be evaluated in other epidemiological studies and in conjunction with data from toxicology and cancer biology. Nonetheless, it is reasonable and timely for the scientific community to provide a multidisciplinary expert review and evaluation of these pesticides and their potential to produce cancer in occupational settings.
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