“According to an investigation done on male pesticide applicators, exposure to pesticides such as metalaxyl and lindane was associated with an increased risk for thyroid cancer…
‘Many pesticides are known to have thyroid-disrupting properties. However, few studies have evaluated the association between specific pesticide ingredients and risk of thyroid cancer. We investigated self-reported pesticide use and incident thyroid cancer in the Agricultural Health Study (AHS), a large cohort of occupationally-exposed male pesticide applicators,’ explained Catherine C. Lerro, PhD, MPH, Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, Rockville, Maryland, and colleagues.
The AHS prospective cohort consists of licensed pesticide applicators from Iowa and North Carolina; participants reported the use of 50 pesticides. Cox regression was used to estimate hazard ratios (HR) and 95% CI in incident thyroid cases (n = 85) among male participants…”