Abstract | BACKGROUND: After the 2(nd) World War a long range of chemical agents have been introduced on the market, both in Sweden and most other countries. From the 1950's several pesticides gained increasing use in agriculture and forestry. In the 1970's public concern increased in Sweden especially regarding use of phenoxy herbicides to combat deciduous wood, although statements from different authorities were reassuring of the safety. MATERIALS AND METHODS: DISCUSSION: Over the years industry and its allied experts have attacked our studies, but in 1997 IARC classified TCDD as a human carcinogen, Group I. The increasing incidence of NHL in Sweden levelled off about 1990. The author postulated that the regulation or ban of the use of chlorophenols, certain phenoxy herbicides and some persistent organic pollutants in Sweden back in the 1970s has contributed to the now decreasing incidence of NHL. Unfounded criticism from industry experts may prohibit the precautionary principle and early warnings of cancer risk can be ignored. Cancer risks by certain chlorinated phenols may serve as a model of how the precautionary principle should be used by taking early warnings seriously.
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Authors | Lennart Hardell |
Journal | Acta oncologica (Stockholm, Sweden)
(Acta Oncol)
Vol. 47
Issue 3
Pg. 347-54
( 2008)
ISSN: 1651-226X [Electronic] England |
PMID | 18347998
(Publication Type: Historical Article, Journal Article)
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Chemical References |
- Carcinogens, Environmental
- Chlorophenols
- Dioxins
- Herbicides
- Pesticides
- Polychlorinated Dibenzodioxins
- 2,4-Dichlorophenoxyacetic Acid
- 1,2,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin
- 2,4,5-Trichlorophenoxyacetic Acid
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Topics |
- 2,4,5-Trichlorophenoxyacetic Acid
(toxicity)
- 2,4-Dichlorophenoxyacetic Acid
(toxicity)
- Adult
- Aged
- Carcinogens, Environmental
(toxicity)
- Case-Control Studies
- Chlorophenols
(toxicity)
- Dioxins
(toxicity)
- Drug Contamination
- Environmental Exposure
- Environmental Medicine
(history)
- Herbicides
(chemistry, toxicity)
- History, 20th Century
- Humans
- Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin
(chemically induced, epidemiology, history, prevention & control)
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Occupational Diseases
(chemically induced, epidemiology, history, prevention & control)
- Pesticides
(toxicity)
- Polychlorinated Dibenzodioxins
(analogs & derivatives, toxicity)
- Preventive Medicine
(history)
- Risk
- Risk Management
(legislation & jurisprudence)
- Sarcoma
(chemically induced, epidemiology, history, prevention & control)
- Sweden
(epidemiology)
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