Bone cancer
Ewing’s bone sarcoma, paternal occupational exposure, and other factors - Elevated risk for children whose fathers are engaged in agricultural occupations during the period from six months prior to conception of the patient to the time of diagnosis and for children whose fathers had occupational exposure to herbicides, pesticides, or fertilizers ; [Holly, E.A., at al. 1992. Am J Epidemiol 135(2):122-129.]
Occupational factors and risk of adult bone sarcomas: a multicentric case-control study in Europe - Finds that individuals that have ever used pesticides have over a two-fold increase risk of bone sarcoma. [Merietti, F., et al. 2006. Int J Cancer 118(3):721-727.]
Parental occupational exposures and Ewing’s sarcoma - A NIH case-control study finds history of household pesticide extermination is associated with ES among boy aged 15 years or younger .[Moore, L.E., et al. 2005. Int J Cancer 114(3):472-478.]
Risk of childhood cancers associated with residence in agriculturally intense areas in the United States - Analyzing incidence data from U.S. children ages 0-14 years diagnosed with cancer between 1995 and 2001 and residence in a county with agricultural activity finds an elevated risk for malignant bone cancer. [Carrozza, S.E., et al. 2008. Environ Health Perspect 116(4):559-565.]