the topic that I choose is "industrialized farming and human health" as it sounds very interesting and I have no previous experience with agricultural topics and it sounds interesting too, also I have noticed that so much research have been done and plenty of resources available online.
Two sources that I have found online are as follows:
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source 2:
http://aje.oxfordjournals.org/content/157/9/800.short
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Gallagher, R. P., J. J. Spinelli, J. M. Elwood, and D. H. Skippen. "Allergies and agricultural exposure as risk factors for multiple myeloma.." BJC british journal of cancer 48.6 (1983): 853-857. Web. 11 Apr 2011. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2011571/.
According to this research it was found that farmers have higher incidence for certain cancers such as multiple myeloma, but no study was able to specify which type of farming is associated with multiple myeloma, as this study show that there is a relationship between farming and increase allergies among the farmers and there is a reported relationship between allergies and multiple myeloma.
this is a great source because it is based on analysis which help creating a comparison between male and female farmers in terms of the types of cancers that can effect each group, As a result for this research it has been found that many immune components are elevated in many farmers blood such as IgD, IgE, IgA, and IgG
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this is a great source because it is based on analysis which help creating a comparison between male and female farmers in terms of the types of cancers that can effect each group, As a result for this research it has been found that many immune components are elevated in many farmers blood such as IgD, IgE, IgA, and IgG
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This source is relevant to my research questions because it explains the effect of the materials used in farming such as pesticide and antifungal materials on the immune system of the farmers which is clearly a predisposing factor for cancer
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Relevant quote: “Several occupational risks have been demonstrated, with Milham showing elevated mortality for myeloma among farmers, woodworkers, smeltermen and forgemen (Milham,
1976)”
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Epidemiol, Am. J. "Use of Agricultural Pesticides and Prostate Cancer." american journal of epidemiology 157.9 (2003): 800-814. Web. 11 Apr 2011. http://aje.oxfordjournals.org/content/157/9/800.short.
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According to this article male who work in farms for loge time are more prone to develop certain types of cancer basically this source talks about prostate cancer, the writer mentions that male who are above 50 years old have a risk factor to develop this cancer but the percentage highly increases among male farmers.
The writer mentions that many materials can cause prostate cancer in male that are used in farming nowadays specially in California and Iowa farms, some of these materials are used as herbicides, pesticides, fertilizers, and fungicides, the writer mentions one of the most frequently used material as pesticide is methyl bromide and it has been shown that this material is associated with high percentage of prostate cancer victims.
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This source is relevant to my research questions as it answers my question “what are the side effects of industrialized farming and human health”
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Relevant quote: “However, methyl bromide was significantly associated with prostate cancer risk among both North Carolina and Iowa
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