2024
High ambient temperature in pregnancy and risk of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukaemia: an observational study
Rogne T, Wang R, Wang P, Deziel N, Metayer C, Wiemels J, Chen K, Warren J, Ma X. High ambient temperature in pregnancy and risk of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukaemia: an observational study. The Lancet Planetary Health 2024, 8: e506-e514. PMID: 38969477, PMCID: PMC11260908, DOI: 10.1016/s2542-5196(24)00121-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRisk of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemiaChildhood acute lymphoblastic leukemiaAcute lymphoblastic leukemiaLymphoblastic leukemiaLatino childrenNon-Latino white childrenAssociated with risk of adverse pregnancy outcomesCalifornia Cancer RegistryRisk of acute lymphoblastic leukemiaCalifornia birth recordsRisk of adverse pregnancy outcomesPre-pregnancy periodAssociated with riskBayesian meta-regressionNational Institutes of HealthCancer RegistryCases of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemiaNational Center for Advancing Translational SciencesAdverse pregnancy outcomesAcute lymphoblastic leukemia casesInstitutes of HealthInvestigation of mechanistic pathwaysBirth recordsGestational weeks 8Pre-pregnancy
2023
Outdoor artificial light at night, air pollution, and risk of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia in the California Linkage Study of Early-Onset Cancers
Zhong C, Wang R, Morimoto L, Longcore T, Franklin M, Rogne T, Metayer C, Wiemels J, Ma X. Outdoor artificial light at night, air pollution, and risk of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia in the California Linkage Study of Early-Onset Cancers. Scientific Reports 2023, 13: 583. PMID: 36631468, PMCID: PMC9834257, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-23682-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute lymphoblastic leukemiaRisk of childhoodEarly-onset cancersLymphoblastic leukemiaBirth recordsChildhood acute lymphoblastic leukemiaNon-Hispanic white childrenHispanic childrenCalifornia Cancer RegistryEtiology of childhoodOutdoor artificial lightOutdoor ALANHighest tertileCancer RegistryLinkage studiesRisk factorsBorderline associationElevated riskCancer diagnosisCancerEnvironmental exposuresWhite childrenCommon typeAir pollutionRisk
2020
Socioeconomic status and childhood central nervous system tumors in California
Francis SS, Wang R, Enders C, Prado I, Wiemels JL, Ma X, Metayer C. Socioeconomic status and childhood central nervous system tumors in California. Cancer Causes & Control 2020, 32: 27-39. PMID: 33113073, DOI: 10.1007/s10552-020-01348-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimary CNS tumorsCentral nervous system tumorsChildhood CNS tumorsCNS tumorsNervous system tumorsSocioeconomic statusSystem tumorsChildhood central nervous system tumorsCalifornia Cancer RegistryCalifornia birth recordsSubset of subjectsHigher socioeconomic statusCancer RegistryCancer mortalitySubgroup analysisRisk factorsChildhood cancerSubsequent riskEmbryonal tumorsParental socioeconomic statusInsurance utilizationBirth recordsTumorsMedian household incomeSpecific exposures
2015
Birth weight, fetal growth, and risk of pediatric rhabdomyosarcoma: an updated record linkage study in California
Morimoto LM, McCauley K, Ma X, Wiemels JL, Chokkalingam AP, Metayer C. Birth weight, fetal growth, and risk of pediatric rhabdomyosarcoma: an updated record linkage study in California. Annals Of Epidemiology 2015, 26: 141-145. PMID: 26795698, DOI: 10.1016/j.annepidem.2015.11.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRisk of rhabdomyosarcomaHigh birth weightBirth weightGestational ageNon-Hispanic white childrenPost-term babiesCalifornia Cancer RegistryNormal gestational ageRecord linkage studyConditional logistic regressionCalifornia birth recordsNon-Hispanic whitesIndication of associationCancer RegistryBirth characteristicsFetal growthPediatric rhabdomyosarcomaRMS casesLower riskBirth recordsEthnic groupsLarger studyLogistic regressionWhite childrenAge