title: [Risk of multiple myeloma and agricultural exposures].
abstract: We analyzed risk associated with exposure to pesticides and contact with livestock in 277 multiple myeloma (MM) cases and 2434 controls who participated in the multicentre European EPILYMPH study. Ever exposure to organic pesticides or contact with any species of livestock was not associated with an increase in risk of MM. However, risk associated with ever exposure to pesticides was elevated after adjusting for contact with sheep (OR = 2.0, 95% CI 1.2-3.3). The finding of an excess risk associated with ever exposure to any pesticides after adjusting for contact with breeding animals is most likely due to chance.
authors: Dipartimento di Sanità Pubblica, Sezione di Medicina del Lavoro, Università di Cagliari, Asse Didattico, Policlinico Universitario, SS 554, km 4,500, 09042 Monserrato, Cagliari.
authors: Giannina
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authors: Satta
authors: Stefania
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authors: Dubois
authors: Carla
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authors: Perrotta
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authors: D'Andrea
authors: Maria Grazia
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mesh_terms: D000382:Agricultural Workers' Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D000383:Agriculture; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D006801:Humans; D009101:Multiple Myeloma / Q000209:etiology*; D016273:Occupational Exposure / Q000009:adverse effects*; D012307:Risk Factors