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Urinary metabolite of pesticide, 3,5,6-trichloropyridinol, is associated with all-cause but not with cancer mortality
3,5,6-trichloropyridinol (TCPY) is a metabolite of chlorpyrifos and chlorpyrifos-methyl, whose presence in the environment is of potential toxicity...
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Long-term exposure to air pollution on cardio-respiratory, and lung cancer mortality: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Air pollution is a major cause of specific deaths worldwide. This review article aimed to investigate the results of cohort studies for air pollution...
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Association between environmental phenols and all-cause and cancer mortality
To study the association between environmental phenols exposure, including benzophenone-3 (BP3) and triclosan, and all-cause mortality and cancer...
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All-cause, cardiovascular disease and cancer mortality in the population of a large Italian area contaminated by perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (1980–2018)
BackgroundPer- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are associated with many adverse health conditions. Among the main effects is carcinogenicity in...
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Demographic and treatment risk factors of cancer-specific mortality among children and adolescent leukemia patients: a population-based study
Leukemia is the 15th most commonly diagnosed cancer and the 11th leading cause of cancer mortality. The high mortality rate of leukemia could be...
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Association of cooking fuel use with risk of cancer and all-cause mortality among Chinese elderly people: a prospective cohort study
When cooking with biomass and fossil fuels, their incomplete burning can lead to air pollution, which can trigger pernicious effects on people’s...
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Associations of the utilization of household water treatment devices with mortality
This study aimed to investigate the relationship between the utilization of household water treatment devices (UHWTD) and both overall and...
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The effects of PM2.5 on lung cancer-related mortality in different regions and races: A systematic review and meta-analysis of cohort studies
Given the increasing environmental pollution around the world, air pollutants such as particulate matters (PM) have been becoming typical...
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Dose–response relationship between arsenic in drinking water and mortality of urinary cancers in Taiwan
Ingested arsenic is carcinogenic to the human urinary tract, but uncertainties remain regarding the dose–response relationship. To assess...
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Association of urinary or blood heavy metals and mortality from all causes, cardiovascular disease, and cancer in the general population: a systematic review and meta-analysis of cohort studies
Amounting epidemiological evidence has shown detrimental effects of heavy metals on a wide range of diseases. However, the effect of heavy metal...
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The lag effect of 24-year tobacco consumption on lung cancer mortality in Henan Province, China, 1992 to 2016
Tobacco exposure is the major risk factor for lung cancer. Previous studies have shown that there is a correlation between tobacco consumption and...
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The effects of air pollution on the lung cancer mortality in rural areas of eastern China: a multi-region study
Recently, the burden of lung cancer (LC) has attracted global attention. Meanwhile, LC has become the leading cause of death in China. Many studies...
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Associations of long-term joint exposure to various ambient air pollutants with all-cause and cause-specific mortality: evidence from a large population-based cohort study
The association between long-term joint exposure to all kinds of ambient air pollutants and the risk of mortality is not known. Our study...
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Association between household air pollution and all-cause and cause-specific mortality: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Recently, a growing number of epidemiological studies have examined the relationship between household air pollution (HAP) and all-cause and...
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Gender-differentiated impact of PM2.5 exposure on respiratory and cardiovascular mortality: a review
The association between PM 2.5 and cardiovascular and respiratory mortality from a gender perspective is scarce in the literature, despite the fifth...
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Dietary pesticide exposure and non-communicable diseases and mortality: a systematic review of prospective studies among adults
BackgroundResearch on the effect of pesticide exposure on health has been largely focused on occupational settings. Few reviews have synthesized the...
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Potential benefits of joint hypothetical interventions on diet, lead, and cadmium on mortality in US adults
BackgroundPrevious studies reported associations between high blood lead levels (BLLs) and urinary cadmium (UCd) concentrations and all-cause and...
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Association between thermal stress and cardiovascular mortality in the subtropics
Hazardous thermal conditions resulting from climate change may play a role in cardiovascular disease development. We chose the Universal Thermal...
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Spatial and temporal distribution and influencing factor analysis of the malignant tumor mortality rate around the mining area
Mining activities can threaten residents’ health even lives. Integrating spatial empirical Bayesian smoothing, joinpoint regression and...
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Evaluation of mortality among Marines, Navy personnel, and civilian workers exposed to contaminated drinking water at USMC base Camp Lejeune: a cohort study
BackgroundDrinking water at U.S. Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Lejeune, North Carolina was contaminated with trichloroethylene and other industrial...