Prostate cancer in rural workers exposed to agrochemicals: scope review ; Câncer de próstata em trabalhadores rurais expostos a agrotóxicos: revisão de escopo

Since the early 2000s there has been an increasing number of studies evaluating pesticide exposure and its consequences for worker health. However, they are not systematized in relation to prostate cancer in rural workers. We aimed to map the literature dealing with the association between exposure to pesticides and the occurrence of prostate cancer in rural workers. A scoping review was conducted in the Web of Science (WoS), Scopus, Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature (CINHAL) and Virtual Health Library (VHL) databases. The descriptors “Agrochemicals”, “Farmers” and “Prostatic Neoplasms” were employed. Nineteen articles were part of this review. In seventeen articles, associations were found between the occurrence of prostate cancer in rural workers and exposure to agrochemicals. The related risk factors were: family history, smoking, race/color, advanced age, genetic alterations, tons of soybeans produced, and the use of specific pesticides. The literature points to the existence of consistency and biological plausibility for the occurrence of prostate cancer in individuals exposed to pesticides who perform agricultural activities. ; Desde o início dos anos 2000 é crescente o número de estudos que avaliam a exposição a agrotóxicos e suas consequências para a saúde do trabalhador. Contudo, não há sistematização da produção relacionada ao câncer de próstata em trabalhadores rurais. Assim, objetivou-se mapear a literatura que trata da associação entre a exposição aos agrotóxicos e a ocorrência de câncer de próstata em trabalhadores rurais. Foi realizada uma revisão de escopo nas bases de dados Web of Science (WoS), Scopus, Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature (CINHAL) e Biblioteca Virtual em Saúde (BVS), empregando os descritores “Agrochemicals”, “Farmers” e “Prostatic Neoplasms”. Dezenove artigos fizeram parte desta revisão. Em dezessete, verificou-se associações entre a ocorrência de câncer de próstata em trabalhadores rurais e a exposição a agrotóxicos. Os fatores de ...