Leukemia and Lymphoma
Childhood ALL may peak in the autumn-winter seasons in Iran
Published in Blood Weekly, September 11th, 2003
"Infection has long been suspected as a possible factor in the etiology of leukemia and lymphoma, one of the most common malignancies in children. Since most viral infections have seasonal variations of onset, if seasonal trends in 1 month of diagnosis of leukemia and lymphoma could be proved, this would be supportive evidence for an infectious etiology," researchers in Iran report.
"A total of 367 cases in the Hospitals of Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, from April 1996 through March 2000, who were diagnosed as having acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL), acute myeloblastic leukemia...
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Source: Blood Weekly (2003-09-11)
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