Pesticides and Cancer
Author: Zahm, Shelia Hoar
Date Published: 1997
Pesticides, which are agents that kill weeds, insects, fungus, spiders, and other pests, are biologically active chemicals that also can affect humans. The effects on humans include acute problems, such as neurotoxicity, for which the pesticide may have been designed, and unexpected chronic outcomes, such as cancer. This resoruce reviews the evidence for carcinogenicity of pesticides and describes the research needed to clarify and quantify the role of pesticides in human cancer.
Date Published: 1997
Pesticides, which are agents that kill weeds, insects, fungus, spiders, and other pests, are biologically active chemicals that also can affect humans. The effects on humans include acute problems, such as neurotoxicity, for which the pesticide may have been designed, and unexpected chronic outcomes, such as cancer. This resoruce reviews the evidence for carcinogenicity of pesticides and describes the research needed to clarify and quantify the role of pesticides in human cancer.
