Early life exposure to infections and risk of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia
Urayama KY, Ma X, Selvin S, Metayer C, Chokkalingam AP, Wiemels JL, Does M, Chang J, Wong A, Trachtenberg E, Buffler PA. Early life exposure to infections and risk of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia. International Journal Of Cancer 2010, 128: 1632-1643. PMID: 21280034, PMCID: PMC3165002, DOI: 10.1002/ijc.25752.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNorthern California Childhood Leukemia StudyAcute lymphoblastic leukemiaChildhood acute lymphoblastic leukemiaNon-Hispanic white childrenEarly life exposureDaycare attendanceLymphoblastic leukemiaEar infectionsLife exposureHispanic childrenCommon childhood infectionsAge 6 monthsWhite childrenCalifornia Childhood Leukemia StudyBirth orderChildhood Leukemia StudyChildhood infectionsCommon infectionsProtective roleInfectionSociodemographic differencesLeukemia StudyHispanic populationChildrenRisk