Geographical disparities in cancer and occupational exposure to pesticides in a French-West Indies territory (2006-2019).

ABSTRACT:

Background

In the French West Indies, previous studies have reported findings on pesticide exposure and cancer incidence. A new exploratory geographical study, including a more sensitive soil contamination indicator, will provide more detailed information on the link between cancer incidence and organochlorine pesticide exposure. This study aims to investigate the association between incident cases of cancer and chlordecone soil contamination at an IRIS scale over the period 2006-2019 in Martinique.

Methods

Data on the 18 most frequent cancer sites were collected from the Martinique Population Based Cancer Registry. First, smoothed standardized incidence ratios at the level of the 141 IRIS were estimated, and then regression models including the smoothed standardized ratios 

SUBMITTER: Houpert R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11619627 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature