Domestic use of pesticides during early periods of development and risk of testicular germ cell tumors in adulthood: a French nationwide case-control study

• Main Authors: Aurélie M. N. Danjou (Author), Olivia Pérol (Author), Astrid Coste (Author), Elodie Faure (Author), Rémi Béranger (Author), Helen Boyle (Author), Elodie Belladame (Author), Lény Grassot (Author), Matthieu Dubuis (Author), Johan Spinosi (Author), Liacine Bouaoun (Author), Aude Fléchon (Author), Louis Bujan (Author), Véronique Drouineaud (Author), Florence Eustache (Author), Isabelle Berthaut (Author), Jeanne Perrin (Author), Florence Brugnon (Author), Barbara Charbotel (Author), Joachim Schüz (Author), Béatrice Fervers (Author), For the TESTIS study group (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2021-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Testicular germ cell tumours (TGCT) are the most frequent cancers in young men in developed countries and their incidence rate has doubled worldwide over the past 40 years. Early life exposures to pesticides are suspected to increase TGCT risk. Our research aimed at estimating ad...