Does atrazine cause other types of cancer in humans?
A higher risk of cancer of the ovaries was observed in one study of Italian women farm workers exposed to atrazine. Atrazine exposure has also been associated with a higher risk of developing a type of cancer called non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. A higher risk of non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma was observed in several studies of male agricultural workers in the midwestern U.S. who mixed or applied atrazine. However, a more recent re-analysis of these studies found that when exposure to other pesticides was taken into consideration, there was little association between exposure to atrazine and the risk of developing non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. Studies in humans have not shown an increased risk of developing leukemia, colon cancer or a type of cancer called myeloma in white men who were exposed to atrazine. Does atrazine cause breast cancer in laboratory animals? What we call the breast in humans is called the mammary gland in laboratory animals. Feeding high levels of atrazine to mice or one type of female
