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Environmental Exposure to Pesticides and Breast Cancer in a Region of Intensive Agribusiness Activity in Brazil: A Case-Control Study

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  • Ageo M. C. Silva

    (Post Graduated Program of Environment and Health, Cuiaba University, Cuiabá 78065900, Brazil)

  • Paulo H. N. Campos

    (Post Graduated Program of Environment and Health, Cuiaba University, Cuiabá 78065900, Brazil)

  • Inês E. Mattos

    (National School of Public Health, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Rio de Janeiro 21041-210, Brazil)

  • Shakoor Hajat

    (London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London WC1H 9SH, UK)

  • Eliana M. Lacerda

    (London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London WC1H 9SH, UK)

  • Marcelo J. M. Ferreira

    (Post Graduated Program of Public Health, Medicine School, Federal University of Ceará, Fortaleza 60430-140, Brazil)

Abstract

Background : Breast cancer is a serious public health problem and is the second most prevalent cancer type in the world. The purpose of this article is to evaluate the association between pesticide use and breast cancer in a region of intense agribusiness activity in the state of Mato Grosso, Brazil. Methods : A case-control study was conducted on women living in the city of Rondonópolis, in the south of Mato Grosso state. There were 85 cases of women with confirmed breast cancer and 266 controls who were randomly selected from primary health care users. Bivariate and stratified analyses were performed. Multiple logistic regression was then performed, keeping in the final model the factors with a significance level lower than or equal to 0.05 or considered important according to apriori biological criteria. Results : In the final model, living near cropland with pesticides (OR: 2.37; CI: 95% 1.78–3.16) and women aged over 50 years who experienced early menarche (OR: 2.08; CI: 95% 1.06–4.12) had a higher risk of developing breast cancer compared to control subjects. Conclusion : This study highlights the importance of exposure to pesticides as an environmental risk factor for the development of breast cancer among women.

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  • Ageo M. C. Silva & Paulo H. N. Campos & Inês E. Mattos & Shakoor Hajat & Eliana M. Lacerda & Marcelo J. M. Ferreira, 2019. "Environmental Exposure to Pesticides and Breast Cancer in a Region of Intensive Agribusiness Activity in Brazil: A Case-Control Study," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 16(20), pages 1-10, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:16:y:2019:i:20:p:3951-:d:277401
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    1. Hans-Peter Hutter & Michael Poteser & Kathrin Lemmerer & Peter Wallner & Shifra Shahraki Sanavi & Michael Kundi & Hanns Moshammer & Lisbeth Weitensfelder, 2020. "Indicators of Genotoxicity in Farmers and Laborers of Ecological and Conventional Banana Plantations in Ecuador," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 17(4), pages 1-10, February.

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