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Coumaphos exposure and incident cancer among male participants in the Agricultural Health Study (AHS).
Environmental health perspectives - 1 Jan 2010
Christensen Carol H, Platz Elizabeth A, Andreotti Gabriella, Blair Aaron, Hoppin Jane A, Koutros Stella, Lynch Charles F, Sandler Dale P, Alavanja Michael C R
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BACKGROUND: Coumaphos is an organophosphate livestock insecticide. Previous research in the Agricultural Health Study (AHS) cohort observed a positive association between coumaphos and prostate cancer in men with a family history of prostate cancer. OBJECTIVES: This study was performed to determine the association between coumaphos and other major cancer sites and to explore the consistency of the association...
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