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: Patel DM, Gyldenkærne S, Jones RR, Olsen SF, Tikellis G, Granström C, Dwyer T, Stayner LT, Ward MH Tags: Environ Int Source Type: research
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