Farm residence and lymphohematopoietic cancers in the Iowa Women's Health Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Cancer incidence in male farmers has been studied extensively; however, less is known about risk among women residing on farms or in agricultural areas, who may be exposed to pesticides by their proximity to crop fields. We extended a previous follow-up of the Iowa Women's Health Study cohort to examine farm residence and the incidence of lymphohematopoietic cancers. Further, we investigated crop acreage within 750 m of residences, which has been associated with higher herbicide levels in Iowa homes.

Methods

We analyzed data for a cohort of 37,099 Iowa women aged 55-69 years who reported their residence location (farm, rural (not a farm), town size based on population) at enrollment in 1986. We identified incident lymphohematopoietic cancers (1986-2009) by linkage

SUBMITTER: Jones RR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4324553 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature