Prostate cancer risk among French farmers in the AGRICAN cohort.

Date publication

mars 2016

Journal

Scandinavian journal of work, environment & health

Auteurs

Membres identifiés du Cancéropôle Est :
Pr VELTEN Michel

Tous les auteurs :
Lemarchand C, Tual S, Boulanger M, Levêque-Morlais N, Perrier S, Clin B, Guizard AV, Velten M, Rigaud E, Baldi I, Lebailly P

Lien Pubmed

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26932763

Résumé

Prostate cancer is one of the most frequent cancers among men worldwide. Its etiology is largely unknown, but an increased risk has been repeatedly observed among farmers. Our aim was to identify occupational risk factors for prostate cancer among farmers in the prospective cohort study AGRICAN.

Mots clés

Aged, Agricultural Workers' Diseases, chemically induced, Agrochemicals, adverse effects, Animals, Cohort Studies, Farmers, France, epidemiology, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Occupational Exposure, adverse effects, Pesticides, adverse effects, Prospective Studies, Prostatic Neoplasms, chemically induced, Risk Factors

Référence

Scand J Work Environ Health. 2016 Mar;42(2):144-52