Cancer Risk Factors
Diazinon exposure implicated with cancer risk in humans
Published in Blood Weekly, February 2nd, 2006
According to a study from the United States, "Little is known about the potential carcinogenicity associated with routine application of diazinon, a common organophosphate insecticide. The authors explored a possible association of diazinon exposure with cancer risk in the Agricultural Health Study, a prospective cohort of licensed pesticide applicators in Iowa and North Carolina enrolled in 1993-1997."
"A total of 23,106 male applicators provided information in a self-administered questionnaire. Among 4,961 applicators who reported using diazinon, 301 incident cancer cases...
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Source: Blood Weekly (2006-02-02)
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