Environmental and occupational exposure among cancer patients in Mato Grosso, Brazil.
Ageo Mario Cândido da SilvaMariana Rosa SoaresNayaha Almeida SilvaMarcia Leopoldina Montanari CorrêaJorge Mesquita Huet MachadoWanderlei Antonio PignatiAmanda Cristina de Souza AndradeNoemi Dreyer GalvãoPublished in: Revista brasileira de epidemiologia = Brazilian journal of epidemiology (2022)
Approximately one in five cancer patients treated at reference hospitals in Mato Grosso reported having been exposed to pesticides, and one in ten were exposed to industrial dust and benzene, with greater exposure among men, older individuals, and those with lower level of education.
Keyphrases
- healthcare
- human health
- middle aged
- papillary thyroid
- risk assessment
- heavy metals
- squamous cell
- wastewater treatment
- physical activity
- health risk assessment
- quality improvement
- health risk
- community dwelling
- lymph node metastasis
- polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons
- squamous cell carcinoma
- gas chromatography
- climate change
- drinking water
- mass spectrometry