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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
1997-9-23
pubmed:abstractText
Leukemia is the most common malignancy among children under the age of 15. It has recently been shown that the incidence rate of acute lymphoblastic leukemia, the predominant type of childhood leukemia in the United States and many European countries, is increasing among young children. Several recent etiologic studies focusing on the investigation of leukemia risk among young children have suggested that maternal exposures during pregnancy, such as low-dose radiation from the Chernobyl accident, parental alcohol consumption, and dietary habits, may be related to the risk of leukemia in infants. Paternal preconception smoking has also been reported to be associated with an increased risk of childhood leukemia, particularly among young children. Other etiologic hypotheses investigated recently include the association of childhood leukemia with infection and with birth weight. This paper briefly surveys the progress of epidemiologic research on childhood leukemia in 1996.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jul
pubmed:issn
1065-6251
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
4
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
227-32
pubmed:dateRevised
2005-11-16
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1997
pubmed:articleTitle
Epidemiology of childhood leukemia.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Pediatrics, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis 55454, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Review