In:
International Journal of Cancer, Wiley, Vol. 146, No. 3 ( 2020-02), p. 839-849
Abstract:
What's new? Organochlorines (OC) are environmentally persistent organic pollutants that have been associated with cancer risk. Here the authors conducted a prospective study of blood OC levels and risk of non‐Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) in Asia, where high exposures and historical environmental contamination of certain OC pesticides have been reported. They find an association between risk of NHL and higher levels of β‐hexachlorocyclohexane, median levels of which were up to 65‐times higher in the Asian samples than in samples from several Western populations. These results add to the weight of evidence that environmental exposure to HCH is carcinogenic.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
0020-7136
,
1097-0215
Language:
English
Publisher:
Wiley
Publication Date:
2020
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218257-9
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1474822-8