Cancer and occupational exposure to pesticides: a bibliometric study of the past 10 years

Autor: Thays Millena Alves Pedroso, Julia Woch, Fabiana Gonçalves Dos Reis, Daniela de Melo e Silva, Marcelino Benvindo-Souza, Felipe de Araújo Nascimento
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Environmental Science and Pollution Research International
ISSN: 1614-7499
Popis: Graphical abstract Occupational exposure to pesticides has been identified as a major trigger of the development of cancer. Pesticides can cause intoxication in the individuals who manipulate them through either inhalation, ingestion, or dermal contact. Given this, we investigated the association between the incidence of cancer and occupational exposure to pesticides through a bibliometric analysis of the studies published between 2011 and 2020, based on 62 papers selected from the Scopus database. The results indicated an exponential increase in the number of studies published over the past decade, with most of the research being conducted in the USA, France, India, and Brazil, although a further 17 nations were also involved in the research on the association between cancer and pesticides. The principal classes of pesticides investigated in relation to their role in intoxication and cancer were insecticides, herbicides, and fungicides. The types of cancer reported most frequently were multiple myeloma, bladder cancer, non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, prostate cancer, leukemia, and breast cancer. Despite the known association between pesticides and cancer, studies are still relatively scarce in comparison with the global scale of the use of these xenobiotic substances, which is related to the increasing demand for agricultural products throughout the world. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s11356-021-17031-2.
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