Residential proximity to agriculture and risk of childhood leukemia and central nervous system tumors in the Danish national birth cohort.

CONCLUSIONS: Risk of childhood leukemia was associated with higher crop area near mothers' homes during pregnancy; CNS tumors were associated with higher cattle density. Quantitative estimates of crop pesticides and other agricultural exposures are needed to clarify possible reasons for these increased risks. PMID: 32711331 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Environment International - Category: Environmental Health Authors: Tags: Environ Int Source Type: research