Drawing on all data available in 2003, the WoE of the human epidemiological data for
polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) demonstrates that exposure to a mixture of PCBs (ie …

Background Incidence of childhood leukemia in industrialized countries rose significantly
during 1975–2004, and the reasons for the increase are not understood. Objectives We …

Acrylamide, a potential food carcinogen in humans, is biotransformed to the epoxide
glycidamide in vivo. Both acrylamide and glycidamide are conjugated with glutathione …

The risk of lymphoproliferative disorders (LDs) has become a major concern for clinicians
managing patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Yet it is difficult to distinguish the …

Exposure to some pesticides and persistent organic pollutants (POPs) has been indicated to
be a risk factor for non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL). Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) has been …

Organochlorine exposure was linked to non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) risk. To determine
whether this relation is modified by immune gene variation, we genotyped 61 …

Aims: To identify occupations and industries associated with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma
(NHL) in a large population-based, case-control study in the USA. Methods: Cases (n …

INTRODUCTION: When studying the effects of organochlorine compounds (OCs) on human
health it is common to correct serum concentrations of OC by total lipids (TL). However, the …

Background Knowledge is scant on the relationships between pathophysiologic processes
common during cancer progression and changes in blood concentrations of organochlorine …

A simple and reliable methodology for the quantification of eight known organochlorine
pesticides and metabolites, using a solid-phase microextraction technique (SPME) followed …