Pesticide Use and Cutaneous Melanoma in Pesticide Applicators in the Agricultural Heath Study | Zendy

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Pesticide Use and Cutaneous Melanoma in Pesticide Applicators in the Agricultural Heath Study

Author(s) -

Leslie K. Dennis,

Charles F. Lynch,

Dale P. Sandler,

Michael C.R. Alavanja

Publication year - 2010

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.0901518

Subject(s) - pesticide , medicine , odds ratio , skin cancer , toxicology , environmental health , confounding , melanoma , cancer , biology , agronomy , cancer research

Melanoma rates continue to increase; however, few risk factors other than sun sensitivity and ultraviolet radiation (including sun exposure) have been identified. Although studies of farmers have shown an excess risk of melanoma and other skin cancers, it is unclear how much of this is related to sun exposure compared with other agricultural exposures.

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