Pesticides exposure and subgroups of non-hodgkin lymphomas [Exposition aux pesticides et sous-groupes de lymphomes non hodgkiniens]

摘要

This study evaluated the existence of a link between pesticides exposure and a subgroup of non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) : diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL), follicular lymphoma, indolent non-follicular lymphomas and T-cell lymphomas. This descriptive analytic retrospective monocentric study led during one year consisted to collect, by a questionnaire, the data of the pesticides exposure of patients treated for NHL in a regional center of fight against the cancer. Among the 261 patients who responded, 31,4% reported being exposed to pesticides. In conclusion, no link was found between pesticides exposure and a subgroup of NHL. Exposure at herbicides could affect the DLBCL (p=0,07). Larger studies are needed to confirm these results.