Amy C. Moore, Director of Patient Engagement and Advocacy at Summit Therapeutics, Inc., shared a post on LinkedIn:
“The potential role of pesticides in early-onset cancer has been in the news this week.
One study, led by GO2 for Lung Cancer, included 187 individuals who completed a dietary questionnaire. The results of that survey led to a hypothesis that needs to be validated in much larger studies that pesticides found in fruits, vegetables and grains may play a role in lung cancer in younger adults.
The study below evaluated the epigenetic fingerprints left by various environmental exposures and found a potential contribution of pesticides in early-onset colorectal cancer.
The role of pesticide exposure on early-onset cancer development warrants further exploration.”
Title: Epigenetic fingerprints link early-onset colon and rectal cancer to pesticide exposure
Authors: Silvana C. E. Maas, Iosune Baraibar, Lea Lemler, Maria Butjosa-Espín, Odei Blanco Irazuegui, Josep Tabernero, Elena Elez, Jose A. Seoane
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The Results of the IARC Monographs Evaluation of 3 Pesticides Are Out
