Fwd: [electroherbalism] Pesticides Can Cause Prostate Cancer

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Pesticides Can Cause Prostate Cancer

 

" Pesticides Can Cause Prostate Cancer - Farmers who use certain pesticides are

at an increased risk of developing prostate cancer. Find out some other

important reasons why pesticides should be avoided, and learn some natural

techniques to lower your risk of prostate cancer. "

 

Yet the pesticide industry keeps harping about their safety for use by all....

 

Chris Gupta

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Pesticides Can Cause Prostate Cancer

 

Farmers have an unusually high risk of prostate cancer, likely due to their use

of certain pesticides, according to a study.

 

The results confirm previous studies that have found associations between

pesticide use and risk of prostate cancer among farmers.

 

Researchers analyzed 55,332 farmers and nursery workers who worked with

pesticides in Iowa and North Carolina.

 

Among the participants, 566 new cases of prostate cancer developed between 1993

and 1999, compared to 495 that would normally be expected.

 

Compared to the general population, the farmers who used pesticides had a 14

percent greater risk of developing prostate cancer.

 

Six pesticides, chlorpyrifos, coumaphos, fonofos, phorate, permethrin and

butylate, raised the prostate cancer risk in men with a history of the

disease, while one pesticide, methyl bromide, raised the risk in all of the men.

 

About 30,000 U.S. men will die of prostate cancer this year and more than

220,000 will be diagnosed, according to the American Cancer Society. The largest

risk factors for the disease include age and family history. Additionally,

African-American men have higher rates of prostate cancer than other

ethnicities.

 

Reuter's Health May 1, 2003

 

http://www.mercola.com/2003/may/14/pesticides_prostate_cancer.htm

 

 

 

 

 

 

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