According to new research, exposure to specific pesticides may raise the risk of prostate cancer. A recent study, called the Agricultural Health Study, followed 54,412 individuals who applied pesticides. Over 14 years, 1,962 men developed prostate cancer; 919 of these cases were aggressive prostate cancer. Read more here.
Study mentioned: Koutros S, et al. Risk of total and aggressive prostate cancer and pesticide use in the agricultural health study. Am J Epidemiol. 2013 Jan 1;177(1):59-74. PMID: 23171882
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