Exposures to pesticides and risk of cancer: Evaluation of recent epidemiological evidence in humans and paths forward

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• dc.contributor.author Cavalier, Haleigh
• dc.contributor.author Trasande, Leonardo
• dc.contributor.author Porta Serra, Miquel
• dc.date.accessioned 2023-01-30T07:47:38Z
• dc.date.available 2023-01-30T07:47:38Z
• dc.date.issued 2023
• dc.description.abstract Knowledge of the role in cancer etiology of environmental exposures as pesticides is a prerequisite for primary prevention. We review 63 epidemiological studies on exposure to pesticides and cancer risk in humans published from 2017 to 2021, with emphasis on new findings, methodological approaches, and gaps in the existing literature. While much of the recent evidence suggests causal relationships between pesticide exposure and cancer, the strongest evidence exists for acute myeloid leukemia (AML) and colorectal cancer (CRC), diseases in which the observed associations were consistent across several studies, including high-quality prospective studies and those using biomarkers for exposure assessment, with some observing dose-response relationships. Though high-quality studies have been published since the IARC monograph on organophosphate insecticides in 2017, there are still gaps in the literature on carcinogenic evidence in humans for a large number of pesticides. To further knowledge, we suggest leveraging new techniques and methods to increase sensitivity and precision of exposure assessment, incorporate multi-omics data, and investigate more thoroughly exposure to chemical mixtures. There is also a strong need for better and larger population-based cohort studies that include younger and nonoccupationally exposed individuals, particularly during developmental periods of susceptibility. Though the existing evidence has limitations, as always in science, there is sufficient evidence to implement policies and regulatory action that limit pesticide exposure in humans and, hence, further prevent a significant burden of cancers.
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• dc.identifier.citation Cavalier H, Trasande L, Porta M. Exposures to pesticides and risk of cancer: Evaluation of recent epidemiological evidence in humans and paths forward. Int J Cancer. 2023 Mar 1;152(5):879-912. DOI: 10.1002/ijc.34300
• dc.identifier.doi http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ijc.34300
• dc.identifier.issn 0020-7136
• dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/10230/55472
• dc.language.iso eng
• dc.publisher Wiley
• dc.relation.ispartof Int J Cancer. 2023 Mar 1;152(5):879-912
• dc.rights © 2022 The Authors. International Journal of Cancer published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd on behalf of UICC. This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs License, which permits use and distribution in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited, the use is non-commercial and no modifications or adaptations are made.
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• dc.subject.keyword IARC monographs
• dc.subject.keyword Acute myeloid leukemia
• dc.subject.keyword Cancer etiology
• dc.subject.keyword Chemical mixtures
• dc.subject.keyword Cohort studies
• dc.subject.keyword Colorectal cancer
• dc.subject.keyword Environmental exposures
• dc.subject.keyword Pesticides
• dc.subject.keyword Policies
• dc.subject.keyword Primary prevention
• dc.subject.keyword Regulatory action
• dc.subject.keyword Susceptibility
• dc.title Exposures to pesticides and risk of cancer: Evaluation of recent epidemiological evidence in humans and paths forward
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