Plasma Organochlorines and Subsequent Risk of Prostate Cancer in Japanese Men: A Nested Case–Control Study | Zendy

Norie Sawada | Zendy; Motoki Iwasaki | Zendy; Manami Inoue | Zendy; Hiroaki Itoh | Zendy; Shizuka Sasazuki | Zendy; Taiki Yamaji | Zendy; Taichi Shimazu | Zendy; Shoichiro Tsugane | Zendy

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Plasma Organochlorines and Subsequent Risk of Prostate Cancer in Japanese Men: A Nested Case–Control Study

Author(s) -

Norie Sawada,

Motoki Iwasaki,

Manami Inoue,

Hiroaki Itoh,

Shizuka Sasazuki,

Taiki Yamaji,

Taichi Shimazu,

Shoichiro Tsugane

Publication year - 2009

Publication title -

environmental health perspectives

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.257

H-Index - 282

eISSN - 1552-9924

pISSN - 0091-6765

DOI - 10.1289/ehp.0901214

Subject(s) - prostate cancer , medicine , nested case control study , odds ratio , confidence interval , prospective cohort study , case control study , cohort study , cohort , prostate , cancer , population , oncology , gynecology , environmental health

Although accumulating evidence suggests that exposure to organochlorine pesticides and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) may contribute to the development of prostate cancer, few investigations have used biological samples to classify exposure to specific organochlorines. To our knowledge, this is the first prospective study to investigate the association between blood levels of organochlorines and prostate cancer risk.

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