INTRODUCTION: Investigations about the association between prostate cancer and environmental and/or occupational pesticide exposure have evidenced a possible role of these chemical substances on tumor etiology, related to their action as endocrine disruptors. OBJECTIVE: To assess the association between pesticide exposure and prostate cancer by conducting a systematic review of the scientific literature. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Articles published until August 18, 2015 were searched in the databases MEDLINE/Pubmed, Scielo, and Lilacs using the keywords "pesticides" and "prostate cancer". Only the analytical observational studies whose methodological quality met the criteria established by the New Castle-Ottawa scale were included in this review. RESULTS: The review included 49 studies published between 1993 and 2015. All studies were in English and analyzed exposure to pesticides and/or agricultural activities. Most studies (32 articles) found a positive association between prostate cancer and pesticides or agricultural occupations, with estimates ranging from 1.01 to 14.10. CONCLUSION: The evidence provided by the reviewed studies indicates a possible association between the development of prostate cancer and pesticide exposure and/or agricultural occupations.
INTRODUCTION: Investigations about the association between prostate cancer and environmental and/or occupational pesticide exposure have evidenced a possible role of these chemical substances on tumor etiology, related to their action as endocrine disruptors. OBJECTIVE: To assess the association between pesticide exposure and prostate cancer by conducting a systematic review of the scientific literature. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Articles published until August 18, 2015 were searched in the databases MEDLINE/Pubmed, Scielo, and Lilacs using the keywords "pesticides" and "prostate cancer". Only the analytical observational studies whose methodological quality met the criteria established by the New Castle-Ottawa scale were included in this review. RESULTS: The review included 49 studies published between 1993 and 2015. All studies were in English and analyzed exposure to pesticides and/or agricultural activities. Most studies (32 articles) found a positive association between prostate cancer and pesticides or agricultural occupations, with estimates ranging from 1.01 to 14.10. CONCLUSION: The evidence provided by the reviewed studies indicates a possible association between the development of prostate cancer and pesticide exposure and/or agricultural occupations.
Authors: Marta Benedetti; Amerigo Zona; Eleonora Beccaloni; Mario Carere; Pietro Comba Journal: Int J Environ Res Public Health Date: 2017-03-29 Impact factor: 3.390
Authors: María Dolores Román; Camila Niclis; Laura Rosana Aballay; María Josefina Lantieri; María Dِel Pilar Díaz; Sonia Edith Muñoz Journal: Asian Pac J Cancer Prev Date: 2018-06-25
Authors: Hans-Peter Hutter; Abdul Wali Khan; Kathrin Lemmerer; Peter Wallner; Michael Kundi; Hanns Moshammer Journal: Int J Environ Res Public Health Date: 2018-08-03 Impact factor: 3.390