Exposure to polychlorinated biphenyls and hexachlorobenzene, semen quality and testicular cancer risk

Conclusion The International Agency for Research on Cancer recently included dioxin-like polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in Group 1 of known human carcinogens. Our study confirmed and identified various risk factors for testicular cancer: cryptorchidism, consumption of milk and dairy products, parents’ occupation and serum concentration of hexachlorobenzene and PCBs and, for the first time, we showed the correlation between semen quality and the serum concentration of these pollutants.
Source: Journal of Endocrinological Investigation - Category: Endocrinology Source Type: research