Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine - vol. 38 n° 11 -
This cohort study, based on a questionnaire survey of 37,148 women living on farms, analyzed site-specific cancer incidence among them. Overall cancer risk was lower than among non-farm residents. One striking finding was the elevated risk of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma in farm residents. Although the aetiology of this disease is unknown, literature data on exposure to herbicides and pesticides do suggest a possible relationship to the disease among women as well as among men.
This cohort study, based on a questionnaire survey of 37,148 women living on farms, analyzed site-specific cancer incidence among them. Overall cancer risk was lower than among non-farm residents. One striking finding was the elevated risk of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma in farm residents. Although the aetiology of this disease is unknown, literature data on exposure to herbicides and pesticides do suggest a possible relationship to the disease among ...
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