Hodgkin lymphoma, multiple myeloma, soft tissue sarcomas, insect repellents, and phenoxyherbicides.
case_control · Level III
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Abstract
The objective of this study was to determine if there is an additional risk of developing Hodgkin lymphoma, multiple myeloma, or soft tissue sarcoma as a consequence of exposure to a combination of phenoxyherbicides, rubber gloves, DEET (N, N-diethyl-m-toluamide), and sunlight compared with each of the individual chemicals. This was a population-based study of men with specific cancers and age, province-matched control subjects. No additional risk from these combinations of exposures of developing these three types of tumor was found in contrast to non-Hodgkin lymphoma. The mechanisms by which phenoxyherbicides contribute to the risk of multiple myeloma and non-Hodgkin lymphoma may be different.
Medical subject headings
- Agricultural Workers' Diseases
- DEET
- Herbicides
- Hodgkin Disease
- Insect Repellents
- Multiple Myeloma
- Occupational Exposure
- Sarcoma