Organochlorine pesticides and risk of papillary thyroid cancer in U.S. military personnel: a nested case-control study
Rusiecki J, McAdam J, Denic-Roberts H, Sjodin A, Davis M, Jones R, Hoang T, Ward M, Ma S, Zhang Y. Organochlorine pesticides and risk of papillary thyroid cancer in U.S. military personnel: a nested case-control study. Environmental Health 2024, 23: 28. PMID: 38504322, PMCID: PMC10949709, DOI: 10.1186/s12940-024-01068-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPapillary thyroid cancer riskNested case-control studyPapillary thyroid cancerCase-control studyOdds ratioBody mass index categoriesOrganochlorine pesticidesConfidence intervalsFindings of increased riskRisk of papillary thyroid cancerConditional logistic regressionPre-diagnostic serum samplesIndividually-matched controlsThyroid cancerFollicular variant papillary thyroid cancerSerum concentrationsVariant papillary thyroid cancerEffect modificationU.S. military personnelBirth cohortPapillary thyroid cancer casesBirth yearIndex categoriesDecreased riskEffects of organochlorine pesticides