Pesticides & breast cancer : a wake up call / Meriel Watts
- Bib ID:
- 4364040
- Format:
- Book
- Author:
- Watts, Meriel, 1951-
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- Description:
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- Penang, Malaysia : Pesticde Action Network Asia & the Pacific, 2007
- 215 p. ; 23 cm.
- ISBN:
- 9789679381320
- Full contents:
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- Machine derived contents note: 2 Incidence of breast cancer 17
- 2.1 Global prevalence 17
- 2.2 Global trends 19
- 2.3 Prevalence in Asia and the Pacific 21
- 3 What causesbreast cancer? 27
- 3.1 Contributing risk factors 28
- 3.2 How pesticides are involved in breast cancer 30
- " endocrine disruption 32
- " critical exposures 38
- " low doses and mixtures of chemicals 42
- 4 Mammary carcinogens and hormonally active pesticides 47
- 4.1 An overview of evidence 47
- " problems with epidemiological evidence 48
- " problems with studies on mammary tumours 54
- " using the best available knowledge 55
- " a note about the pesticides reviewed 57
- 4.2 Studies linking pesticides in general with breast cancer 57
- 4.3 Organochlorine insecticides 61
- " DDT 63
- " dieldrin 71
- " chlordane 73
- methoxychlor 76
- heptachlor 77
- endosulfan 79
- lindane (HCH, BHC) 81
- toxaphene 85
- hexachlorobenzene (HCB) 86
- chlordecone 88
- dicofol 89
- mirex 90
- endrin 91
- aldrin 91
- 4-4 Triazine herbicides 92
- atrazine 94
- simazine 99
- cyanazine 100
- propazine 100
- other triazines: terbuthylazine, terbumeton, terbutryn 1oo
- 4-5 Synthetic pyrethroid insecticides 100
- permethrin 101
- deltamethrin 102
- cypermethrin 103
- fenvalerate 104
- d-trans allethrin 105
- sumithrin (d-phenothrin) 105
- cyhalothrin 106
- flucythrinate 1o6
- pyrethrins 107
- cyfluthrin 107
- 4.6 Organophosphate and carbamate insecticides 107
- malathion lo8
- parathion 110
- dichlorvos 111
- methyl parathion 112
- chlorpyrifos 113
- diazinon 113
- other OPs: bromophos-ethyl, bromophos-methyl, 114
- butamiphos, cyanofenphos, dichlofenthion, ethion, EPN,
- isofenphos, isoxathion, leptophos, monocrotophos,
- omethoate, phenthoate, phosmet, pirimiphos-methyl,
- prothiophos, quinalphos, tolchlofos-methyl
- carbamates: aldicarb, propamocarb, pirimicarb, 116
- methiocarb
- 4.7 Other herbicides 117
- " 2,4-D 117
- " paraquat 119
- alachlor 120
- diuron 120
- triclopyr 121
- tribenuron methyl 121
- oryzalin 121
- ethalfluraline 121
- sulfallate 122
- prosulfuron 122
- silvex (2,4,5-TP/fenoprop) 122
- trifluralin 122
- others: chlornitrofen, diclofop-methyl, fluazifop-butyl, 123
- pendimethalin, thenylchlor
- 4.8 Fungicides 123
- " mancozeb 123
- " captafol 124
- " folpet 124
- fenarimol 125
- triphenyltin 125
- captan 126
- maneb 127
- vinclozolin 127
- others: biphenyl, dodemorph, triademefon, triademenol 128
- 4.9 Other pesticides 128
- DBCP (1,2-dibromo-3-chloropropane) 128
- ethylene dibromide (1,2-dibromoethane) 129
- ethylene dichloride (1,2-dichloroethane) 129
- ethylene oxide 130
- propylene dichloride (1,2-dichloropropane) 130
- PFOS (perfluorooctane sulfonic acid potassium salt) 131
- clonitralid 131
- chlorobenzilate 131
- others: bromopropylate, chloropropylate 131
- 4.10 Adjuvants, inerts and contaminants 132
- nonylphenol 132
- 1,4-dioxane 134
- Summary of evidence of potential to increase breast cancer risk 135
- 5 Conclusion and recommendations 139
- Glossary 145
- Appendices 151.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 159-207) and index.
- Subject:
- Other authors/contributors:
- Pesticide Action Network (Group). Asia and the Pacific
- Also Titled:
- Pesticides and breast cancer
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