Research from Athens University broadens understanding of non-hodgkin lymphoma in children

Scientists discuss in "Sun exposure, birth weight, and childhood lymphomas: a case control study in Greece" new findings in non-hodgkin lymphoma. "To explore whether the inverse association of sun exposure with non Hodgkin lymphoma among adults is also evident among the childhood population and test the specificity of the relation by contrasting the findings to those for Hodgkin lymphoma. A total of 87 cases of childhood (0-14 years) with non Hodgkin lymphoma and 71 with Hodgkin lymphoma, diagnosed in Greece through the national network of childhood Hematology-Oncology Units, during a 7-year period, along with 164 age-and gender-matched control children were enrolled in the study,"...

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