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

Background There is growing evidence that preconception care may have an important role
in preventing short and long term adverse health consequences for women and their …

Background Oil and gas development emits known hematological carcinogens, such as
benzene, and increasingly occurs in residential areas. We explored whether residential …

Benzene is an established cause of adult leukemia, but whether it is associated with
childhood leukemia remains unclear. We conducted a meta-analysis in which we reviewed …

Maternal occupational pesticide exposure during pregnancy and/or paternal occupational
pesticide exposure around conception have been suggested to increase risk of leukemia in …

Background Results from case-control studies have shown an increased risk of acute
lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL) in young children born by caesarean delivery, and prelabour …

Background Few risk factors for the childhood leukemia are well established. While a small
fraction of cases of childhood leukemia might be partially attributable to some diseases or …

Background Previous studies on occupational exposures in parents and cancer risks in their
children support a link between solvents and paints with childhood leukaemia. Few studies …

Background The prevalence of childhood leukemia is increasing rapidly all over the world.
However, studies on maternal benzene exposure during pregnancy and childhood acute …

Parental occupational exposures around conception (father) or during pregnancy (mother)
have been hypothesized as potential predisposing factors for childhood leukaemia. We …