Associations of serum organohalogen levels and prostate cancer risk: Results from a case–control study in Singapore

N Pi, SE Chia, CN Ong, BC Kelly - Chemosphere, 2016 - Elsevier
There is increasing evidence that elevated exposure to organochlorine pesticides (OCPs)
and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) may lead to an increased risk of prostate cancer. As …

Occupational risk factors for prostate cancer and benign prostatic hyperplasia: a case–control study in Western Australia

L Fritschi, DC Glass, JS Tabrizi, JE Leavy… - Occupational and …, 2007 - oem.bmj.com
Objective: To assess the association of selected occupational exposures with risk of prostate
cancer and with risk of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). Methods: This population-based …

Cancer incidence among Finnish farmers, 1995-2005

A Laakkonen, E Pukkala - Scandinavian journal of work, environment & …, 2008 - JSTOR
Objectives The aim of this study was to describe the cancer risk pattern of male and female
Finnish farmers and to define the role of the type of farm production as a risk determinant …

Cancer incidence in the Swedish leather tanning industry: updated findings 1958–99

Z Mikoczy, L Hagmar - Occupational and environmental medicine, 2005 - oem.bmj.com
Aims: To assess how a 10 year extension of the follow up period affected cancer incidence
in the Swedish leather tanning cohort. Methods: A cohort of 2027 tannery workers (of which …

Endocrine disrupting chemicals and human health risk assessment: a critical review

B Roig, W Mnif, AI Hadj Hassine, I Zidi… - Critical Reviews in …, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
Concerns over the threats posed by a large number of molecules, collectively termed as
endocrine disrupting compounds (EDCs) and generally known to alter and disrupt hormone …

Geographically-weighted regression analysis of percentage of late-stage prostate cancer diagnosis in Florida

P Goovaerts, H Xiao, G Adunlin, A Ali, F Tan… - Applied …, 2015 - Elsevier
This study assessed spatial context and the local impacts of putative factors on the
proportion of prostate cancer diagnosed at late-stages in Florida during the period 2001 …

p, p′-Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (p, p′-DDT) and p, p′-dichlorodiphenyldichloroethylene (p, p′-DDE) repress prostate specific antigen levels in human …

LIL Wong, MP Labrecque, N Ibuki, ME Cox… - Chemico-biological …, 2015 - Elsevier
Despite stringent restrictions on their use by many countries since the 1970s, the endocrine
disrupting chemicals, DDT and DDE are still ubiquitous in the environment. However, little …

Plasma organochlorines and subsequent risk of prostate cancer in Japanese men: a nested case–control study

N Sawada, M Iwasaki, M Inoue, H Itoh… - Environmental …, 2010 - ehp.niehs.nih.gov
Background Although accumulating evidence suggests that exposure to organochlorine
pesticides and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) may contribute to the development of …

Did TCDD exposure or service in Southeast Asia increase the risk of cancer in air force Vietnam veterans who did not spray agent orange?

M Pavuk, JE Michalek, A Schecter… - … of occupational and …, 2005 - journals.lww.com
Objective: We sought to examine cancer incidence in 1482 Air Force veterans who served in
Southeast Asia (SEA) and who were not occupationally exposed to herbicides. Methods …

Determination of insecticide residues and their adverse effects on blood profile of occupationally exposed individuals

K Hayat, M Afzal, MA Aqueel, S Ali, QM Khan… - Ecotoxicology and …, 2018 - Elsevier
Insecticides, essential for crop protection measures, leave behind several toxic residues that
can result in a series of human health disorders. Therefore, this study was planned for the …