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Meta-analyses show relationship between Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma and agricultural pesticide exposure

Research by the International Agency for Research on Cancer, published in the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, reported a link between non-Hodgkin lymphoma and occupational exposure to agricultural pesticide active ingredients and chemical groups.

Researchers performed a systematic review and a series of meta-analyses of nearly three decades worth of epidemiologic research in 44 papers. Random effects meta-analyses showed that phenoxy herbicides, carbamate insecticides, organophosphorus insecticides, and the active ingredient lindane, an organochlorine insecticide, were positively associated with NHL in what the research called "compelling evidence."

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