Environmental Pollution and Risk of Childhood Cancer: A Scoping Review of Evidence from the Last Decade
María del Pilar Navarrete-Meneses,
Consuelo Salas-Labadía,
Fernando Gómez-Chávez
et al.
Abstract:The long-term effects of environmental pollution have been of concern as several pollutants are carcinogenic, potentially inducing a variety of cancers, including childhood cancer, which is a leading cause of death around the world and, thus, is a public health issue. The present scoping review aimed to update and summarize the available literature to detect specific environmental pollutants and their association with certain types of childhood cancer. Studies published from 2013 to 2023 regarding environmenta… Show more
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