Residential proximity to pesticide application as a risk factor for childhood central nervous system tumors.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Pesticide exposures have been examined previously as risk factors for childhood brain cancers, but few studies were able to assess risk from specific agents.

Objective

To evaluate risks for childhood central nervous system tumors associated with residential proximity to agricultural pesticide applications.

Methods

Using the California Cancer Registry, we identified cancer cases less than 6 years of age and frequency matched them by year of birth to 20 cancer-free controls identified from birth certificates. We restricted analyses to mothers living in rural areas and births occurring between 1998 and 2011, resulting in 667 cases of childhood central nervous system tumors and 123,158 controls. Possible carcinogens were selected per the Environmental Protectio

SUBMITTER: Lombardi C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8212567 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature