OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL MEDICINE
Benzene emissions may quadruple risk of childhood leukemia
Published in Genetics and Environmental Health Week, September 8th, 2004
The findings are based on 280 cases of acute childhood leukemia and a comparison group of 285 children matched for sex. The children were drawn from four hospitals in France (Nancy, Lille, Lyon, and Paris), and almost two thirds (60%) of the children with leukemia were aged between 2 and 6.
The mothers of all the children were interviewed about their employment and residential histories.
There was no clear association between the mother's occupation during pregnancy...
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