Childhood cancer and agricultural pesticide use: an ecologic study in California. (Children's Health Article). From: Environmental Health Perspectives | Date: March 1, 2002| Author: Reynolds, Peggy; Von Behren, Julie; Gunier, Robert B.; Goldberg, Debbie E.; Hertz, Andrew; Harnly, Martha E. | COPYRIGHT 2002 National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

We analyzed population-based childhood cancer incidence rates throughout California in relation to agricultural pesticide use. During 1988-1994, a total of 7,143 cases of invasive cancer were diagnosed among children under 15 years of age in California. Building on the availability of high-quality population-based cancer incidence information from the California Cancer Registry, population data from the U.S. Census, and uniquely comprehensive agricultural pesticide use information ...