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BLADDER CANCER AMONG FRENCH FARMERS: DOES EXPOSURE TO PESTICIDES IN VINEYARDS PLAY A PART?

The relationship between bladder cancer among agricultural workers and exposure to pesticides applied to vineyards was investigated. Altogether, 837,413 male farmers and farm laborers aged 35 to 74 years were evaluated for pesticide exposure. Overall mortality from bladder cancer was similar in this group to the national norm. The subjects had a nonsignificantly lower mortality from bladder cancer compared to the overall population. However, there was a significant association between mortality from bladder cancer and the PEI. Tobacco consumption was a nonsignificant risk factor. The authors conclude that pesticides in vineyards may cause mortality from bladder cancer among farmers, and that this could explain the French south/north gradient in bladder cancer, since vineyards are mainly located in the southern part of France.

Occupational and Environmental Medicine, 52(9):587-592, 1995. (40 references)

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