Group Project Information
Cross-Canada Study of Pesticides and Health
The Cross-Canada Study of Pesticides and Health (CCSPH) is a population-based case-control study that was conducted between 1991 and 1994 to explore associations between pesticides and four different types of cancer: non-Hodgkin lymphoma, Hodgkin lymphoma, multiple myeloma, and soft tissue sarcoma. The CCSPH includes men aged 19 years and older in six Canadian provinces with …
NCI case-control studies
During the 1980s, the U.S. National Cancer Institute (NCI) conducted three case-control studies in four mid-western states (Iowa, Minnesota, Kansas, and Nebraska) to evaluate pesticides and cancer at multiple sites. Non-Hodgkin lymphoma was evaluated in all three studies. Additionally, in the Kansas study, Hodgkin lymphoma and soft tissue sarcoma were included, while in the Iowa/Minnesota …
North American Pooled Project
The Cross-Canada Study of Pesticides and Health and the U.S. National Cancer Institute (NCI) case-control datasets are currently being pooled in order to evaluate associations between agricultural exposures and the risks of non-Hodgkin lymphoma, Hodgkin lymphoma, multiple myeloma, and soft tissue sarcoma among Canadian and American men. This initiative, called the North American Pooled Project (NAPP), will provide …
