Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma

Organochlorine chemicals in plasma related to risk of non-Hodgkin lymphoma

Published in Cancer Weekly, February 7th, 2006

Exposure to organochlorine chemicals might lead to a greater risk of non-Hodgkin lymphoma.

According to recent research from the United States, "Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB) have been suspected as possible contributors to increasing non-Hodgkin lymphoma incidence during the latter half of the 20th century based on their toxicologic properties and provocative epidemiologic reports. We investigated PCBs and other organochlorines and risk of non-Hodgkin lymphoma in a population-based case-control study in the United States."

"Congeners of PCBs (including coplanar congeners), dioxins, furans and pesticides or pesticide metabolites were measured in...

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Source: Cancer Weekly (2006-02-07)

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