Prostate cancer in rural workers exposed to agrochemicals: scope review

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https://doi.org/10.5433/1679-0367.2022v43n1p153

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Rural workers, Agrochemicals, Prostate neoplasms

Abstract

Since the early 2000s there has been an increasing number of studies evaluating pesticide exposure and its consequences for worker health. However, they are not systematized in relation to prostate cancer in rural workers. We aimed to map the literature dealing with the association between exposure to pesticides and the occurrence of prostate cancer in rural workers. A scoping review was conducted in the Web of Science (WoS), Scopus, Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature (CINHAL) and Virtual Health Library (VHL) databases. The descriptors “Agrochemicals”, “Farmers” and “Prostatic Neoplasms” were employed. Nineteen articles were part of this review. In seventeen articles, associations were found between the occurrence of prostate cancer in rural workers and exposure to agrochemicals. The related risk factors were: family history, smoking, race/color, advanced age, genetic alterations, tons of soybeans produced, and the use of specific pesticides. The literature points to the existence of consistency and biological plausibility for the occurrence of prostate cancer in individuals exposed to pesticides who perform agricultural activities.

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Jéssica Cristina Ruths, Universidade Federal do Paraná - UFPR

PhD student in Regional Development and Agribusiness at the Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (Unioeste), Toledo, Paraná, Brazil. Professor of Public Health at the Universidade Federal do Paraná (UFPR), Campus Toledo, Paraná.

Sonia Mara de Andrade, Universidade Federal do Paraná - UFPR

Master's Degree in Collective Health, Piracicaba School of Dentistry (FOP), State University of Campinas (Unicamp), Piracicaba, São Paulo, Brazil. Professor at the Medicine Course at the FUniversidade Federal do Paraná, Campus Toledo, Paraná.

Jefferson Andronio Ramundo Staduto, Universidade Estadual do Oeste do Paraná - Unioeste

Doctorate in Science (Applied Economics) from the Universiidade de São Paulo (USP), São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil. Associate Professor at the Center for Applied Social Sciences at the Universidade Estadual do Oeste do Paraná, Toledo, Paraná.

Crislaine Colla, Universidade Estadual do Oeste do Paraná - Unioeste

PhD in Demography at the Center for Development and Regional Planning (Cedeplar) at the Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG), Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Adjunct Professor in the Economic Sciences Course at the Universidade Estadual do Oeste do Paraná, Toledo, Paraná.

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2022-01-13

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Ruths JC, Andrade SM de, Staduto JAR, Colla C. Prostate cancer in rural workers exposed to agrochemicals: scope review. Semin. Cienc. Biol. Saude [Internet]. 2022 Jan. 13 [cited 2024 Nov. 21];43(1):153-66. Available from: https://ojs.uel.br/revistas/uel/index.php/seminabio/article/view/42700

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