Z01 CP010119 (Z01) | |||
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Title | Studies of Occupational Cancer (Pesticides) | ||
Institution | NCI, Bethesda, MD | ||
Principal Investigator | Alavanja | NCI Program Director | N/A |
Cancer Activity | N/A | Division | DCEG |
Funded Amount | $1,978,544 | Project Dates | 08/01/1990 - N/A |
Fiscal Year | 2007 | Project Type | Intramural |
Research Topics w/ Percent Relevance | Cancer Types w/ Percent Relevance | ||
Alcoholism Research (4.842%) Biochemical Epidemiology (38.739%) Childhood Cancers (10.213%) Depression Research (9.685%) Diabetes (9.685%) Hematology (9.685%) Pesticides (97.478%) |
Bladder (4.842%) Brain (1.205%) Breast (5.123%) Colon/Rectum (9.685%) Esophagus (0.13%) Leukemia (9.92%) Lung (10.339%) Melanoma (6.882%) Multiple Myeloma (9.72%) Non Hodgkins lymphoma (10.453%) Pancreas (4.842%) Prostate (9.818%) Stomach (0.13%) Thyroid (5.255%) |
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Research Type | |||
Exogenous Factors in the Origin and Cause of Cancer Endogenous Factors in the Origin and Cause of Cancer |
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Abstract | |||
The Agricultural Health Study (AHS) is a major effort which is designed to evaluate the relationship between pesticides and other agricultural factors and the risk of cancer and other diseases. Enrollment in this study includes about 90,000 men and women |