title: Health risk and occupation in agricultural settings in Italy.
abstract: In Italy several studies have examined the association between cancer and occupation in agricultural settings, focusing on exposure to pesticides. Most of the cohort studies evaluated cancer mortality in licensed pesticide users. Many case-control studies considered hematolymphopoietic malignancies, and the most recent studies observed increased risks for use of specific chemical classes of pesticides. Preliminary data on pesticide-related illnesses must be taken into account, and a national surveillance system should be implemented to identify areas at high risk and to promote exposure-control programs.
authors.affiliation: Unit of Environmental and Occupational Epidemiology, Center for Study and Prevention of Cancer, Florence, Italy. l.miligi@cspo.it
authors.forename: Lucia
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Miligi
authors.forename: Cristina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Aprea
authors.forename: Laura
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Settimi
mesh_terms: D000383:Agriculture; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D015331:Cohort Studies; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000209:etiology*; D016273:Occupational Exposure; D016272:Occupational Health; D009790:Occupations; D010575:Pesticides / Q000506:poisoning; D018570:Risk Assessment
chemical_list: D010575:Pesticides