Adipose tissue levels of organochlorine pesticides and polychlorinated biphenyls and risk of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.(Research / Article)

From: Environmental Health Perspectives | Date: June 1, 2004| Author: Delfino, Ralph J.; Garshick, Eric; Jones, Ellen L.; Korrick, Susan; Kutz, Frederick W.; Laden, Francine; Quintana, Penelope J.E.; Ziogas, Argyrios | Copyright information

In this nested case-control study we examined the relationship between non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL) and organochlorine pesticide exposure. We used a data set originally collected between 1969 and 1983 in the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency National Human Adipose Tissue Survey. Adipose samples were randomly collected from cadavers and surgical patients, and levels of organochlorine pesticide residues were determined. From the original study population, 175 NHL cases were identi...

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