Poultry and livestock exposure and cancer risk among farmers in the agricultural health study.

Publication Type:

Journal Article

Authors:

Beane Freeman, Laura E; De Roos, Anneclaire J; Koutros, Stella; Blair, Aaron; Ward, Mary H; Alavanja, Michael; Hoppin, Jane A

Source:

Cancer causes & control : CCC, Volume 23, Issue 5, p.663-70 (2012)

Keywords:

2012, June 2012, Public Health Sciences Division

Abstract:

The purpose of this study is to evaluate cancer risk associated with raising animals as commodities, which is associated with a variety of exposures, such as infectious agents and endotoxins.