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To assess the relationship between fetal exposure to agricultural endocrine-disrupting pesticides and the risk of testicular germ cell tumors among adolescents.

November 25, 2021International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental HealthOpen Access

Proximity to endocrine-disrupting pesticides and risk of testicular germ cell tumors (TGCT) among adolescents: A population-based case-control study in California

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SSScott J. SwartzUniversity of California, San Francisco LMLibby M. MorimotoBerkeley Public Health Division TWTodd P. WhiteheadUniversity of California, Berkeley

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Case-control study reveals prenatal pesticide exposure links to increased testicular germ cell tumor risk in adolescents, suggesting agricultural chemicals contribute to rising cancer rates.

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To assess the relationship between fetal exposure to agricultural endocrine-disrupting pesticides and the risk of testicular germ cell tumors among adolescents.
Conducted a registry-based case-control study matching 381 adolescent cases (aged 15–19 years, diagnosed 1997–2011) to 762 controls by birth year and race/ethnicity in California.
Estimated applied quantities of 33 agricultural pesticides within 1-km and 3-km radii of prenatal residential addresses using the California Pesticide Use Reporting database.
Calculated odds ratios and population attributable risk per log-2 increase in pesticide quantities, adjusting for race/ethnicity, birth year, and neighborhood socioeconomic status.
A doubling of prenatal residential acephate application was associated with increased risk of tumors among Latinos at 3 km (OR = 1.09, 95% CI: 1.01–1.17) and 1 km (OR = 1.30, 95% CI: 1.08–1.57), alongside malathion at 1 km (OR = 1.19, 95% CI: 1.01–1.39).
Prenatal exposure to carbaryl within 3 km was associated with increased tumor risk exclusively among non-Latinos (OR = 1.14, 95% CI: 1.01–1.28).
Estimated population attributable risks were approximately 10% for acephate, 3% for malathion, and 1% for carbaryl.

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Swartz et al. (2021) studied this question.

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Case-control study reveals prenatal pesticide exposure links to increased testicular germ cell tumor risk in adolescents, suggesting agricultural chemicals contribute to rising cancer rates.

Proximity to endocrine-disrupting pesticides and risk of testicular germ cell tumors (TGCT) among adolescents: A population-based case-control study in California

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