Human exposure to polyhalogenated hydrocarbons and incidence of selected malignancies - Central European experience

Abstract

The incidence of selected malignancies was followed up in an Eastern Slovakian region exposed to polyhalogenated hydrocarbons. This 10-year-follow-up was compared with relevant data for the whole Slovakia.

Surprisingly, significantly lower incidence of breast and prostate cancer was founf in the exposed area.

Keywords

• polyhalogenated hydrocarbons
• anti-estrogenicity
• anti-androgenicity
• breast cancer
• prostate cancer
• bladder cancer