Despite the abundance of epidemiological evidence concerning the association between
pesticide exposure and adverse health outcomes including acute childhood leukemia (AL) …

Introduction Pesticides are toxic and biological substances used for mitigating harmful pests.
Their application in agricultural fields and homes increased environmental pollution. Studies …

Abstract Knowledge of the role in cancer etiology of environmental exposures as pesticides
is a prerequisite for primary prevention. We review 63 epidemiological studies on exposure …

Abstract Background Childhood brain tumours (CBTs) are the leading cause of cancer death
in children under the age of 20 years globally. Though the aetiology of CBT remains poorly …

Background Neonicotinoids (NN) are selective neurotoxic pesticides that bind to insect but
also mammal nicotinic acetycholine receptors (nAChRs). As the most widely used class of …

Maternal and paternal occupational exposure to pesticides was linked to leukemia in the
offspring in some previous studies. Risks for other cancers, particularly from maternal …

Introduction Pesticides pose a risk for cancer development and progression. People are
continuously exposed to such substances by several routes, including daily intake of …

Background Tumors of the central nervous system (CNS) are the second most common type
of pediatric cancer in Germany. We aimed to describe registration practice, incidence, and …

Germline de novo mutations (DNMs) represent one of the important topics that need
extensive attention from epidemiologists, geneticists, and other relevant stakeholders …

Occupational exposure to medical agents and ionizing radiation has been suggested as a
possible risk factor for childhood cancer. However, the relationship between such exposure …