A Two-Fold Increase in Lung Cancer Risk Among Mexican-Americans Exposed to Pesticides
Researchers at MD Anderson report that pesticide exposure in general was associated with a doubling of the risk of lung cancer among 212 Mexican-American lung cancer patients at the hospital. The exposure data was, however, troublingly anecdotal and unverified. See "Assessing Environmental and Occupational Risk Factors for Lung Cancer in Mexican-Americans".