[Mortality and cancer risk in agricultural nursery workers: a cohort study in Tuscany Region (Central Italy)].

Objectives: to follow-up mortality of agricultural nursery workers of the province of Pistoia (Tuscany Region, Central Italy).

Design: the cohort of nursery workers of the Pistoia province was assembled from two sources: subjects who obtained a pesticide license (PAT) and subjects who had been working in agricultural nursery, based on the 2003 regional census (LIF). Vital status and causes of deaths were ascertained through the official records of the municipalities and the Tuscany Mortality Register.

Benign breast diseases in breast cancer screening programs in Italy (2000-2001).

Aims And Background: Screening mammography has been shown to be effective in reducing breast cancer mortality in several randomized clinical trials. One major side effect of screening is the diagnosis of benign breast disease (BBD), which is considered as a nonprogressive lesion, except for a small percentage of lesions considered at high risk. We present data referring to service screening programs active in Italy in 2000 and 2001 and participating in the national survey carried out by the Italian Group for Mammography Screening (GISMa).