Review Article
Environment as a Potential Key Determinant of the Continued Increase of Prostate Cancer Incidence in Martinique
Table 3
CMR and presumed CMR pesticides used in Martinique.
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a: Official data not available b: Aldrin, Dieldrin, and Simazine although presently classified category 3 by IARC have been shown to be associated with an increased risk of prostate cancer (see text). Technical DDT is a mixture of the isomers p,p′-DDT (85%), o,p′-DDT (15%) and o,o′-DDT (<1%) and technical HCH, a mixture of the isomers α, β, and γ. Chlordanes include trans-chlordane, cis-chlordane, trans-nonachlor, cis-nonachlor, and heptachlor. |