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0366/2006 - There is an association between cancer mortality and agrotoxics use? A contribution to the debate
Existe uma associação entre mortalidade por câncer e uso de agrotóxicos? Uma contribuição ao debate

Author:

• Paulo Fernandes Costa Jobim - Jobim, P.F.C - Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul - Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul - <pjobim@uol.com.br>

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Abstract:

The chronic use of agrotoxics in rural regions of Rio Grande do Sul (RS) has been tentatively associated to a possible increase in the incidence of cancer in rural areas. A time-trend ecological study was performed in micro region of Ijuí County (MI), in the State of Rio Grande do Sul (RS) and Brazil, with data of the 1979 to 2003 period. Data were collected from the Mortality Information System, Brazilian Ministry of Health (DATASUS), to evaluate the cancer mortality rate, standardized by gender and age - corrected mortality ratios. Linear regression for mortality time-trend analysis and multiple regression for mortality differences among three regions were calculated. The highest average mortality rate in men and also women were observed in RS and MI and they were significantly higher (p<0,001) than the one for Brazil. When the model was adjusted for 3 regions the upward trend on mortality suggest that the relationship between chronic use of agrotoxics and cancer cannot be rejected and should be further investigated.

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Jobim, P.F.C. There is an association between cancer mortality and agrotoxics use? A contribution to the debate. Cien Saude Colet [periódico na internet] (2007/Apr). [Citado em 21/01/2025]. Está disponível em: http://cienciaesaudecoletiva.com.br/en/articles/there-is-an-association-between-cancer-mortality-and-agrotoxics-use-a-contribution-to-the-debate/623?id=623



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