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| Title |
Use of Dieselized Farm Equipment and Incident Lung Cancer: Findings from the Agricultural Health Study Cohort
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| Published in |
EHP toxicogenomics journal of the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, October 2015
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| DOI | 10.1289/ehp.1409238 |
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| Authors |
Séverine Tual, Debra T. Silverman, Stella Koutros, Aaron Blair, Dale P. Sandler, Pierre Lebailly, Gabriella Andreotti, Jane A. Hoppin, Laura E. Beane Freeman |
| Abstract |
Diesel exhaust is a known lung carcinogen. Farmers use a variety of dieselized equipment and thus may be at increased risk of lung cancer, but farm exposures such as endotoxins may also be protective for lung cancer. We evaluated the relative risk of incident lung cancer, including histological subtype, from enrollment (1993-1997) to 2010-2011 in relation to farm equipment use in the Agricultural Health Study (AHS), a prospective cohort study of pesticide applicators and spouses in Iowa and North Carolina, USA. Farm equipment use was reported by 21,273 farmers and 29,840 spouses. Rate ratios (RR) were estimated separately for farmers and spouses using Poisson regression models adjusted for smoking and other confounders. We conducted stratified analyses by exposure to animals or stored grain, a surrogate for endotoxin exposure. Daily diesel tractor use (versus no use) was positively associated with lung cancer in farmers (RR=1.48, 95% CI: 0.87, 2.50; 35 exposed, 32 unexposed cases), particularly adenocarcinoma (RR=3.39, 95% CI: 1.23, 9.33; 12 exposed, 7 unexposed cases). The association of adenocarcinoma with daily (versus low/no) use of diesel tractors was stronger for farmers with no animal or stored grain exposures (RR=6.23; 95% CI: 2.25, 17.25; 5 exposed, 18 unexposed cases) than among farmers with these exposures (RR=1.19; 95% CI: 0.51, 2.79; 7 exposed, 27 unexposed cases) (p-interaction=0.05). This study provides preliminary evidence of an increased risk of lung adenocarcinoma among daily drivers of diesel tractors and suggests that exposure to endotoxins may modify the impact of diesel exposure on lung cancer risk. Confirmation of these findings with more exposed cases and more detailed exposure information is warranted. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 1 | 100% |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 41 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Researcher | 5 | 12% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 4 | 10% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 4 | 10% |
| Student > Bachelor | 3 | 7% |
| Other | 3 | 7% |
| Other | 9 | 22% |
| Unknown | 13 | 32% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
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| Medicine and Dentistry | 7 | 17% |
| Environmental Science | 4 | 10% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 4 | 10% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 2 | 5% |
| Social Sciences | 2 | 5% |
| Other | 6 | 15% |
| Unknown | 16 | 39% |
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