Journal or Publishing Institution: Canadian Family Physician
Date of Publication: 10/01/2007
Study: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2231435/
Author(s): Bassil, K. L., Vakil, C., Sanborn, M., Cole, D. C., Kaur, J. S., and Kerr, K. J.
Article Type: Journal Publication
Abstract:
In recent years, few environmental issues have aroused public concern as much as use of and exposure to pesticides, especially with respect to children’s health. Despite many published studies on the relationships between exposure to pesticides and human health, deep controversy surrounds these associations. Since the Supreme Court ruling in 2001 allowing the municipality of Hudson, Que, to pass a bylaw restricting use of pesticides for cosmetic purposes (non-commercial use), many municipalities across the country have passed similar bylaws. Cosmetic use of pesticides remains a complex issue involving arguments about the rights of lawn-care companies and property owners, and increasingly, the effects of pesticides on health. Because randomized controlled trials on the health effects of potentially harmful chemicals cannot be conducted and because of the difficulty of measuring exposure to pesticides and the limitations innate in observational studies, we are still unsure about the effects of pesticides on human health. As family physicians, cancer specialists, and epidemiologists, we initiated a systematic review of the literature on the effects of pesticide use on chronic health outcomes in order to assess the evidence currently available.
Keywords: glyphosate, herbicides, pesticides, exposure, cancer, epidemiology, health effects, human health, health risks
Citation:
Bassil, K. L., Vakil, C., Sanborn, M., Cole, D. C., Kaur, J. S., and Kerr, K. J., 2007. Cancer health effects of pesticides Systematic review. Canadian Family Physician, 53(10), 1704-1711.
Category:
- Health effects
- Pesticide use
Record ID: 143
