2012
Methyl bromide exposure and cancer risk in the Agricultural Health Study
Barry KH, Koutros S, Lubin JH, Coble JB, Barone-Adesi F, Beane Freeman LE, Sandler DP, Hoppin JA, Ma X, Zheng T, Alavanja MC. Methyl bromide exposure and cancer risk in the Agricultural Health Study. Cancer Causes & Control 2012, 23: 807-818. PMID: 22527160, PMCID: PMC3430844, DOI: 10.1007/s10552-012-9949-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStomach cancer riskMethyl bromide exposureCancer riskProstate cancerFamily historySignificant exposure-dependent increaseNonsignificant elevated riskRate ratioAgricultural Health StudyConfidence intervalsExposure-dependent increaseResultsA totalCommon cancerLifetime daysElevated riskHealth StudyPoisson regressionIntensity scoresCancerHuman carcinogenicityPesticide applicatorsHealth effectsStatistical significanceConclusionsOur resultsHuman health effects
2008
Heterocyclic aromatic amine pesticide use and human cancer risk: Results from the U.S. Agricultural Health Study
Koutros S, Lynch CF, Ma X, Lee WJ, Hoppin JA, Christensen CH, Andreotti G, Freeman LB, Rusiecki JA, Hou L, Sandler DP, Alavanja MC. Heterocyclic aromatic amine pesticide use and human cancer risk: Results from the U.S. Agricultural Health Study. International Journal Of Cancer 2008, 124: 1206-1212. PMID: 19058219, PMCID: PMC2904521, DOI: 10.1002/ijc.24020.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAgricultural Health StudyColon cancerPesticide applicatorsBladder cancerCancer incidenceHealth StudyIntensity-weighted lifetime exposure daysEtiology of bladderLifetime exposure daysRate ratioLicensed pesticide applicatorsPoisson regression analysisHuman cancer riskProximal cancersIncident cancerProspective cohortLymphohematopoietic cancersExcess riskCancer riskExposure daysLifetime exposureCancerRegression analysisRiskHeterocyclic aromatic amines
2007
Dichlorvos exposure and human cancer risk: results from the Agricultural Health Study
Koutros S, Mahajan R, Zheng T, Hoppin JA, Ma X, Lynch CF, Blair A, Alavanja MC. Dichlorvos exposure and human cancer risk: results from the Agricultural Health Study. Cancer Causes & Control 2007, 19: 59-65. PMID: 17943454, PMCID: PMC2822646, DOI: 10.1007/s10552-007-9070-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDDVP exposurePesticide applicatorsRate ratioAgricultural Health Study cohortCumulative exposure daysHealth Study cohortSmall excess riskConfidence intervalsLicensed pesticide applicatorsPoisson regression analysisLymphohematopoietic cancersStudy cohortIncident casesPotential confoundersExcess riskProstate cancerFamily historyCancer riskExposure daysCancerComprehensive questionnaireRegression analysisCohortExposureRisk