Cancer incidence in the AGRICAN cohort study (2005-2011).

ABSTRACT:

Background

Numerous studies have been conducted among farmers, but very few of them have involved large prospective cohorts, and few have included a significant proportion of women and farm workers. Our aim was to compare cancer incidence in the cohort (overall, by sex, and by work on farm, occupational status and pesticide use) within the general population.

Methods

More than 180,000 participants in the AGRICAN cohort were matched to cancer registries to identify cancer cases diagnosed from enrolment (2005-2007) to 31st December 2011. We calculated standardized incidence ratios (SIRs) and 95% confidence intervals (95%CIs).

Results

Over the period, 11,067 incident cancer cases were identified (7304 men and 3763 women). Overall cancer incidence did not differ between t

SUBMITTER: Lemarchand C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6200131 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature