Organophosphate insecticide use and cancer incidence among spouses of pesticide applicators in the Agricultural Health Study
Lerro CC, Koutros S, Andreotti G, Friesen MC, Alavanja MC, Blair A, Hoppin JA, Sandler DP, Lubin JH, Ma X, Zhang Y, Freeman L. Organophosphate insecticide use and cancer incidence among spouses of pesticide applicators in the Agricultural Health Study. Occupational And Environmental Medicine 2015, 72: 736. PMID: 26150671, PMCID: PMC4909328, DOI: 10.1136/oemed-2014-102798.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCancer incidenceRelative riskCancer riskPesticide applicatorsAgricultural Health Study cohortOP useHealth Study cohortAgricultural Health StudyNon-Hodgkin lymphomaReproductive health historyStudy cohortPotential confoundersOvarian cancerThyroid cancerBreast cancerElevated riskEpidemiological studiesHealth StudyHealth historyPoisson regressionMale populationCancerFurther evaluationDemographic informationSpecific organophosphates