Diagnostic X-rays and risk of childhood leukaemia

Bartley, Karen; Metayer, Catherine; Selvin, Steve; Ducore, Jonathan M.; Buffler, Patricia A.

doi:10.1093/ije/dyq162

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“…Some other researchers have also reported results similar to our study (Bartley et al, 2010;Hassanzadeh et al, 2011). This could be partly explained by younger age of marriage and pregnancy especially in rural areas and the effect of genetics and other environmental factors.…”

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confidence: 92%

“…This study has found an association of mothers having lower education with increased risk of leukemia in children. However, such association was not reported in earlier studies (Bartley et al, 2010;Hassanzadeh et al, 2011).…”

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confidence: 64%

“…An increased risk of childhood leukemia has been reported in children whose mothers had an exposure to ionizing radiation, pesticides and drugs during pregnancy (Murray et al, 2002;Podvin et al, 2006;Belson et al, 2007;Bartley et al, 2010). Links between most environmental risk factors and childhood leukemia are inconsistent.…”

Section: Maternal Factors and Risk Of Childhood Leukemiamentioning

confidence: 99%

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Maternal Factors and Risk of Childhood Leukemia

Kumar

Vashist²,

Rathee³

2014

Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention

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Background: Although the cause in most cases of childhood leukemia is not known, the contribution of environmental risk factors in the context of genetic predisposition has been reported with inconsistent results. The aim of this study was to examine association of childhood leukemia with maternal factors especially during pregnancy, to help in avoiding risk factors. Materials and Methods: This case-control study included children younger than 18 years diagnosed with leukemia from 2008 to 2012. Controls were randomly selected and individually matched to cases with respect to age, sex, and residency. All variables were compared between cases and control to determine any significant association with leukemia. Results: Statistically significant associations between risk of childhood leukemia with mother's education (p=0.001), occupation (p=0.0005) and pesticides exposure (p=0.005) during pregnancy were found. However, there were no significant links with maternal age (p=0.090), history of fetal loss (0.85), history of radiography during pregnancy (p=0.400), history of drug intake (p=0.689) and infection (p=0.696) during pregnancy. Conclusions: The results showed increased risk of leukemia in children whose mothers were working in agriculture and were exposed to pesticides during pregnancy. The further study needs to be investigated to know association of various maternal risk factors with leukemia which remained unknown in this study.

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Maternal Factors and Risk of Childhood Leukemia

Kumar

Vashist²,

Rathee³

2014

Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention

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“…These tests frequently included radiographs and CT scans, both of which have been associated with an increased risk of cancer when administered during infancy. [25][26][27][28][29][30][31][32] Parents accessing the blog shared their concern about these diagnostic procedures. Because DSFC is a benign condition, observation is the best plan, and multiple diagnostic tests are unnecessary.…”

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confidence: 99%

Experiences of Parents Caring for Infants with Rare Scalp Mass as Identified through a Disease-Specific Blog

Worthen

Leonard²,

Blair³

et al. 2015

The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine

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Background: Delayed subaponeurotic fluid collection (DSFC) is a self-limited disorder of unknown etiology characterized by a benign, fluid-filled mass in the subaponeurotic layer of an infant's scalp. While a few case series describe DSFC, the experiences of families whose infants develop this condition have not previously been reported.Methods: We used a disease-specific blog to evaluate the experiences of 69 families affected by DSFC. We identified self-reported clinical features of DSFC and qualitatively analyzed the families' experiences with obtaining a diagnosis and care for their infants.Results: Infants presented in several clinical settings, and multiple diagnostic procedures were administered, including ultrasound (46%), computed tomography (30%), and head radiography (22%). Qualitative themes emerged: lack of provider awareness of DSFC, concern about potentially harmful diagnostic procedures, suspicion of child abuse, and the importance of the website in providing support to families.Conclusions: Though DSFC can be diagnosed clinically and its natural history is benign, its presence can be emotionally draining for parents. Physicians should be aware of this clinical entity to rapidly allay parental distress and avoid unnecessary procedures. Disease-specific blogs can help providers learn about rare diseases, contain useful clinical information for research, and can benefit patient care by providing social support for families. (J Am Board Fam Med 2015;28:750 -758.)

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“…résultats divergents, certaines montrant une augmentation du risque de cancer après exposition aux examens radiologiques dans l'enfance (Shu et al, 1994 ;Infante-Rivard et Jacques, 2000 ;Bartley et al, 2010), d'autres ne retrouvant pas d'excès de risque (Meinert et al, 1999 ;Shu et al, 2002 ;Rajamaran et al, 2011).…”

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Suivi d’enfants exposés aux rayonnements ionisants dans le cadre de procédures radiologiques à visée diagnostique

Baysson¹,

Journy²,

Rehel³

et al. 2012

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RÉSUMÉcancer registries and from mortality data. The "Cohort Child Scanner" consists of over 80 000 children and is part of the European project EPI-CT, which will gather data from 9 national cohorts. The cohort of children in interventional cardiology will include more than 8 000 children. These cohort studies, with extended follow-up, will contribute to the assessment of the health impact of radiation exposure received during childhood.

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Diagnostic X-rays and risk of childhood leukaemia

Cited by 103 publications

References 23 publications

Maternal Factors and Risk of Childhood Leukemia

Maternal Factors and Risk of Childhood Leukemia

Experiences of Parents Caring for Infants with Rare Scalp Mass as Identified through a Disease-Specific Blog

Suivi d’enfants exposés aux rayonnements ionisants dans le cadre de procédures radiologiques à visée diagnostique

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