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Ultraviolet radiation exposure and serum vitamin D levels in young children

This paper examined the link between UV exposure and vitamin D production in young children to determine how long it takes for sun exposure to affect serum...

Childhood and parental diagnostic radiological procedures and risk of childhood brain tumors

We found no evidence of positive associations between risk of childhood brain tumours overall and childhood or parental pre-pregnancy radiological procedures.

Birthweight and childhood cancer: Preliminary findings from the international childhood cancer cohort consortium (I4C)

Background Evidence relating childhood cancer to high birthweight is derived primarily from registry and case-control studies.

Parental alcohol consumption and risk of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia and brain tumors

Childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) is the most common childhood malignancy and brain tumors (CBTs) are the leading cause of cancer death in...

Confirmation of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia Variants, ARID5B and IKZF1, and interaction with parental environmental exposures

The polygenic nature of childhood ALL predisposition together with the timing of environmental triggers may hold vital clues for disease etiology.

Risk of cancer among children with birth defects: A novel approach

This novel approach aimed to prevent inflated hazard ratios arising from reverse causation, and allow identification of associations beyond those already...

Early vaccination protects against childhood leukemia: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Growing evidence supports a role for infection in the etiology of ALL and the involvement of immune systems suggests that vaccination may also play a role.

Maternal consumption of coffee and tea during pregnancy and risk of childhood ALL: Results from an Australian case-control study

The objective of this study was to investigate whether maternal coffee and/or tea consumption during the last 6 months of pregnancy was associated with risk...

Participation in population-based case-control studies: Does the observed decline vary by socio-economic status?

An Australian study of childhood leukaemia (Aus-ALL) previously reported that control participation was positively associated with socio-economic status...

Parental occupational paint exposure and risk of childhood leukemia in the offspring: findings from the Childhood Leukemia International Consortium

Using individual data from fathers of 8,185 cases and 14,210 controls, the pooled OR for paternal exposure around conception and risk of acute lymphoblastic...