Cancer cluster among young Indian adults living near power transmission lines in Bom Jesus do Tocantins, Pará, Brazil

Cancer cluster among young Indian adults living near power transmission lines in Bom Jesus do Tocantins, Pará, Brazil

A case study was carried out to explore the occurrence of a cancer cluster in 1992 among young indian adults living in an Amazonian village near two 500 kV power transmission lines that began operating a decade ago. Current blood levels of DDT and organophosphorus pesticides and metal levels in hair...

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Main Authors: Koifman Sergio, Ferraz Iara, Viana Trajano S., Silveira Carmen L. P., Carneiro Maria T. D., Koifman Rosalina J., Sarcinelli Paula N., Mattos Rita de Cássia O.C., Lima Jaime S., Silva Jefferson J.O., Moreira Josino C., Ferreira Maria de Fátima A., Fernandes Chester, Bulcão Antonio Carlos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz 1998-01-01
Series:Cadernos de Saúde Pública
Subjects:
Neoplasms
DDT
Pesticides
Electromagnetic Fields
South American Indians
Online Access:http://www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-311X1998000700016

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