IDEAS home Printed from https://ideas.repec.org/a/gam/jijerp/v16y2019i7p1185-d219299.html
   My bibliography  Save this article

Role of Emerging Environmental Risk Factors in Thyroid Cancer: A Brief Review

Author

Listed:
  • Maria Fiore

    (Environmental and Food Hygiene Laboratories (LIAA), Department of Medical Sciences, Surgical and Advanced Technologies “G.F. Ingrassia”, University of Catania, 95123 Catania, Italy)

  • Gea Oliveri Conti

    (Environmental and Food Hygiene Laboratories (LIAA), Department of Medical Sciences, Surgical and Advanced Technologies “G.F. Ingrassia”, University of Catania, 95123 Catania, Italy)

  • Rosario Caltabiano

    (Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences and Advanced Technologies, “G.F. Ingrassia”, Section of Anatomic Pathology, 95123 Catania, Italy)

  • Antonino Buffone

    (Department of General Surgery and Specialty Medical Surgery, Endocrine surgery, A.O.U. Policlinico—Vittorio Emanuele P.O. G. Rodolico, University of Catania, 95123 Catania, Italy)

  • Pietro Zuccarello

    (Environmental and Food Hygiene Laboratories (LIAA), Department of Medical Sciences, Surgical and Advanced Technologies “G.F. Ingrassia”, University of Catania, 95123 Catania, Italy)

  • Livia Cormaci

    (Hygiene and Preventive Medicine Specializaton School, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences and Advanced Technologies, “G.F. Ingrassia”, 95123 Catania, Italy)

  • Matteo Angelo Cannizzaro

    (Chirugia Generale, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences and Advanced Technologies, “G.F. Ingrassia”, 95123 Catania, Italy)

  • Margherita Ferrante

    (Environmental and Food Hygiene Laboratories (LIAA), Department of Medical Sciences, Surgical and Advanced Technologies “G.F. Ingrassia”, University of Catania, 95123 Catania, Italy)

Abstract

Environmental factors are recognized as risk factors of thyroid cancer in humans. Exposure to radiation, both from nuclear weapon or fallout or medical radiation, and to some organic and inorganic chemical toxicants represent a worldwide public health issue for their proven carcinogenicity. Halogenated compounds, such as organochlorines and pesticides, are able to disrupt thyroid function. Polychlorinated biphenyls and their metabolites and polybrominated diethyl ethers bind to thyroid, transport proteins, replace thyroxin, and disrupt thyroid function as phthalates and bisphenolates do, highly mimicking thyroid hormones. A better knowledge of environmental risks represents a very important tool for cancer prevention through true risks prevention and management. This approach is very important because of the epigenetic origin’s theory of cancer. Therefore, the aim of this review was study the association between environmental agents and thyroid cancer promotion.

Suggested Citation

  • Maria Fiore & Gea Oliveri Conti & Rosario Caltabiano & Antonino Buffone & Pietro Zuccarello & Livia Cormaci & Matteo Angelo Cannizzaro & Margherita Ferrante, 2019. "Role of Emerging Environmental Risk Factors in Thyroid Cancer: A Brief Review," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 16(7), pages 1-18, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:16:y:2019:i:7:p:1185-:d:219299
    as

    Download full text from publisher

    File URL: https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/16/7/1185/pdf
    Download Restriction: no
    File URL: https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/16/7/1185/
    Download Restriction: no
    ---><---

    References listed on IDEAS

    as
    1. Annamaria Colao & Giovanna Muscogiuri & Prisco Piscitelli, 2016. "Environment and Health: Not Only Cancer," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 13(7), pages 1-9, July.
    2. Mary H. Ward & Rena R. Jones & Jean D. Brender & Theo M. De Kok & Peter J. Weyer & Bernard T. Nolan & Cristina M. Villanueva & Simone G. Van Breda, 2018. "Drinking Water Nitrate and Human Health: An Updated Review," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 15(7), pages 1-31, July.
    3. Immacolata Cristina Nettore & Annamaria Colao & Paolo Emidio Macchia, 2018. "Nutritional and Environmental Factors in Thyroid Carcinogenesis," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 15(8), pages 1-11, August.
    Full references (including those not matched with items on IDEAS)

    Citations

    Citations are extracted by the CitEc Project, subscribe to its RSS feed for this item.
    as


    Cited by:

    1. Letizia Pitto & Francesca Gorini & Fabrizio Bianchi & Elena Guzzolino, 2020. "New Insights into Mechanisms of Endocrine-Disrupting Chemicals in Thyroid Diseases: The Epigenetic Way," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 17(21), pages 1-18, October.
    2. Mathilda Alsen & Vikram Vasan & Eric M. Genden & Catherine Sinclair & Maaike van Gerwen, 2022. "Correlation between Lindane Use and the Incidence of Thyroid Cancer in the United States: An Ecological Study," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(20), pages 1-10, October.
    3. Marta Benedetti & Amerigo Zona & Paolo Contiero & Eleonora D’Armiento & Ivano Iavarone & AIRTUM Working Group, 2020. "Incidence of Thyroid Cancer in Italian Contaminated Sites," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(1), pages 1-16, December.
    4. Francesca Gorini & Fabrizio Bianchi & Giorgio Iervasi, 2020. "COVID-19 and Thyroid: Progress and Prospects," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 17(18), pages 1-5, September.
    5. Angela Giuliani & Mariachiara Zuccarini & Angelo Cichelli & Haroon Khan & Marcella Reale, 2020. "Critical Review on the Presence of Phthalates in Food and Evidence of Their Biological Impact," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 17(16), pages 1-43, August.
    6. Young Ju Jin & Suk Woo Lee & Chang Myeon Song & Bumjung Park & Hyo Geun Choi, 2021. "Analysis of the Association between Female Medical History and Thyroid Cancer in Women: A Cross-Sectional Study Using KoGES HEXA Data," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(15), pages 1-9, July.
    7. Tingting Ma & Linwei Liu & Wei Zhou & Like Chen & Peter Christie, 2019. "Effects of Phthalate Esters on Ipomoea aquatica Forsk. Seedlings and the Soil Microbial Community Structure under Different Soil Conditions," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 16(18), pages 1-19, September.

    Most related items

    These are the items that most often cite the same works as this one and are cited by the same works as this one.
    1. Tianheng Jiang & Maomao Wang & Wei Zhang & Cheng Zhu & Feijuan Wang, 2024. "A Comprehensive Analysis of Agricultural Non-Point Source Pollution in China: Current Status, Risk Assessment and Management Strategies," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 16(6), pages 1-19, March.
    2. Francesca Gorini & Elisa Bustaffa & Alessio Coi & Giorgio Iervasi & Fabrizio Bianchi, 2020. "Bisphenols as Environmental Triggers of Thyroid Dysfunction: Clues and Evidence," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 17(8), pages 1-46, April.
    3. Letizia Pitto & Francesca Gorini & Fabrizio Bianchi & Elena Guzzolino, 2020. "New Insights into Mechanisms of Endocrine-Disrupting Chemicals in Thyroid Diseases: The Epigenetic Way," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 17(21), pages 1-18, October.
    4. Valentina Drozd & Vladimir Saenko & Daniel I. Branovan & Kate Brown & Shunichi Yamashita & Christoph Reiners, 2021. "A Search for Causes of Rising Incidence of Differentiated Thyroid Cancer in Children and Adolescents after Chernobyl and Fukushima: Comparison of the Clinical Features and Their Relevance for Treatmen," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(7), pages 1-12, March.
    5. Marco Taussi & Caterina Gozzi & Orlando Vaselli & Jacopo Cabassi & Matia Menichini & Marco Doveri & Marco Romei & Alfredo Ferretti & Alma Gambioli & Barbara Nisi, 2022. "Contamination Assessment and Temporal Evolution of Nitrates in the Shallow Aquifer of the Metauro River Plain (Adriatic Sea, Italy) after Remediation Actions," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(19), pages 1-24, September.
    6. Anusha Ganta & Yasser Bashir & Sovik Das, 2022. "Dairy Wastewater as a Potential Feedstock for Valuable Production with Concurrent Wastewater Treatment through Microbial Electrochemical Technologies," Energies, MDPI, vol. 15(23), pages 1-34, November.
    7. Langhans, Kelley E. & Schmitt, Rafael J.P. & Chaplin-Kramer, Rebecca & Anderson, Christopher B. & Vargas Bolaños, Christian & Vargas Cabezas, Fermin & Dirzo, Rodolfo & Goldstein, Jesse A. & Horangic, , 2022. "Modeling multiple ecosystem services and beneficiaries of riparian reforestation in Costa Rica," Ecosystem Services, Elsevier, vol. 57(C).
    8. Yibin Huang & Yanmei Li & Peter S. K. Knappett & Daniel Montiel & Jianjun Wang & Manuel Aviles & Horacio Hernandez & Itza Mendoza-Sanchez & Isidro Loza-Aguirre, 2022. "Water Quality Assessment Bias Associated with Long-Screened Wells Screened across Aquifers with High Nitrate and Arsenic Concentrations," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(16), pages 1-23, August.
    9. Gonzalez, Rodrigo Barbone & Haas Ornelas, José Renato & Silva, Thiago Christiano, 2023. "The Value of Clean Water: Evidence from an Environmental Disaster," IDB Publications (Working Papers) 13273, Inter-American Development Bank.
    10. Angelo Earvin Sy Choi & Benny Marie B. Ensano & Jurng-Jae Yee, 2021. "Fuzzy Optimization for the Remediation of Ammonia: A Case Study Based on Electrochemical Oxidation," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(6), pages 1-17, March.
    11. Naiara dos Santos & Dominic Clyde-Smith & Ying Qi & Fan Gao & Rosa Busquets & Luiza C. Campos, 2023. "A Study of Microfiber Phytoremediation in Vertical Hydroponics," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 15(4), pages 1-17, February.
    12. Prisco Piscitelli & Immacolata Marino & Andrea Falco & Matteo Rivezzi & Roberto Romano & Restituta Mazzella & Cosimo Neglia & Giulia Della Rosa & Giuseppe Pellerano & Giuseppe Militerno & Adriana Boni, 2017. "Hospitalizations in Pediatric and Adult Patients for All Cancer Type in Italy: The EPIKIT Study under the E.U. COHEIRS Project on Environment and Health," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 14(5), pages 1-16, May.
    13. Adrián Hernández-Fernández & Eduardo Iniesta-López & Yolanda Garrido & Ioannis A. Ieropoulos & Francisco J. Hernández-Fernández, 2023. "Microbial Fuel Cell Using a Novel Ionic-Liquid-Type Membrane-Cathode Assembly with Heterotrophic Anodic Denitrification for Slurry Treatment," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 15(20), pages 1-18, October.
    14. Marijana Savin & Aleksandra Vrkatić & Danijela Dedić & Tomislav Vlaški & Ivana Vorgučin & Jelena Bjelanović & Marija Jevtic, 2022. "Additives in Children’s Nutrition—A Review of Current Events," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(20), pages 1-18, October.
    15. Abdulrazak O. Balogun & M. Margaret Weigel & Edmundo Estévez & Rodrigo X. Armijos, 2023. "Chronic Occupational Exposure to Traffic Pollution Is Associated with Increased Carotid Intima-Media Thickness in Healthy Urban Traffic Control Police," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 20(17), pages 1-13, September.
    16. Ibrahim Zaganjor & Thomas J. Luben & Tania A. Desrosiers & Alexander P. Keil & Lawrence S. Engel & Adrian M. Michalski & Suzan L. Carmichael & Wendy N. Nembhard & Gary M. Shaw & Jennita Reefhuis & Mah, 2020. "Maternal Exposure to Disinfection By-Products and Risk of Hypospadias in the National Birth Defects Prevention Study (2000–2005)," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 17(24), pages 1-16, December.
    17. Chai, Yuan & J. Pannell, David & G. Pardey, Philip, 2023. "Nudging farmers to reduce water pollution from nitrogen fertilizer," Food Policy, Elsevier, vol. 120(C).
    18. Kanthilanka, H. & Ramilan, T. & Farquharson, R.J. & Weerahewa, J., 2023. "Optimal nitrogen fertilizer decisions for rice farming in a cascaded tank system in Sri Lanka: An analysis using an integrated crop, hydro-nutrient and economic model," Agricultural Systems, Elsevier, vol. 207(C).
    19. Pernille Jul Clemmensen & Nis Brix & Jörg Schullehner & Anne Gaml-Sørensen & Gunnar Toft & Sandra Søgaard Tøttenborg & Ninna Hinchely Ebdrup & Karin Sørig Hougaard & Birgitte Hansen & Torben Sigsgaard, 2022. "Nitrate in Maternal Drinking Water during Pregnancy and Measures of Male Fecundity in Adult Sons," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(21), pages 1-16, November.
    20. Yifan Zhou & Yingying Zhu & Jinyuan Zhu & Chaoran Li & Geng Chen, 2023. "A Comprehensive Review on Wastewater Nitrogen Removal and Its Recovery Processes," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 20(4), pages 1-27, February.

    Corrections

    All material on this site has been provided by the respective publishers and authors. You can help correct errors and omissions. When requesting a correction, please mention this item's handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:16:y:2019:i:7:p:1185-:d:219299. See general information about how to correct material in RePEc.

    If you have authored this item and are not yet registered with RePEc, we encourage you to do it here. This allows to link your profile to this item. It also allows you to accept potential citations to this item that we are uncertain about.

    If CitEc recognized a bibliographic reference but did not link an item in RePEc to it, you can help with this form .

    If you know of missing items citing this one, you can help us creating those links by adding the relevant references in the same way as above, for each refering item. If you are a registered author of this item, you may also want to check the "citations" tab in your RePEc Author Service profile, as there may be some citations waiting for confirmation.

    For technical questions regarding this item, or to correct its authors, title, abstract, bibliographic or download information, contact: MDPI Indexing Manager (email available below). General contact details of provider: https://www.mdpi.com .

    Please note that corrections may take a couple of weeks to filter through the various RePEc services.

    IDEAS is a RePEc service. RePEc uses bibliographic data supplied by the respective publishers.