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Research published in the peer-reviewed journal
Environmental Research suggests that exposure during pregnancy to a wide variety of pesticides may lead to the development of central nervous system tumors during childhood.
And the increased risk of these tumors – estimated as much as twice to 2.5 times higher for some pesticides – occurs even if the mother is not a farmworker, but lived as much as 2.5 miles (4000 meters) away from the field where the pesticides are sprayed, researchers found.
“Exposure to certain pesticides, simply through residential proximity to agricultural applications during pregnancy, may increase the risk of childhood central nervous system tumors,” said
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New study finds correlation between specific pesticides and central nervous system tumors in children Policy interventions to reduce pesticide exposure in individuals residing near agricultural fields should be considered to protect the health of children.
A new study and first of its kind found direct evidence that links pesticide exposure to childhood central nervous system tumors. The study, which was published in Environmental Research, was used “to estimate effects for a large number of specific pesticides in relation to CNS tumor subtypes.”
The research examined data from the California Cancer Registry regarding certain types of cancer cases in children who were born between 1998 and 2011, who lived in rural areas, and found that exposure to pesticides chlorthalonil, bromacil, thiophanate-methyl, triforine, kresoxim-methyl, propiconazole, dimethoate and linuron all increased tumor risk.
Maternal exposure to pesticides may lead to central nervous system tumors during childhood
Research published in the peer-reviewed journal
Environmental Research suggests that exposure during pregnancy to a wide variety of pesticides may lead to the development of central nervous system tumors during childhood.
And the increased risk of these tumors – estimated as much as twice to 2.5 times higher for some pesticides – occurs even if the mother is not a farmworker, but lived as much as 2.5 miles (4000 meters) away from the field where the pesticides are sprayed, researchers found.
Exposure to certain pesticides, simply through residential proximity to agricultural applications during pregnancy, may increase the risk of childhood central nervous system tumors. Policy interventions to reduce pesticide exposure in individuals residing near agricultural fields should be considered to protect the health of children.