High ambient temperature in pregnancy and risk of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukaemia: an observational study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

High ambient temperature is increasingly common due to climate change and is associated with risk of adverse pregnancy outcomes. Acute lymphoblastic leukaemia is the most common malignancy in children, the incidence is increasing, and in the USA disproportionately affects Latino children. We aimed to investigate the potential association between high ambient temperature in pregnancy and risk of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukaemia.

Methods

We used data from California birth records (children born from Jan 1, 1982, to Dec 31, 2015) and California Cancer Registry (those diagnosed with childhood cancer in California from Jan 1, 1988, to Dec 31, 2015) to identify acute lymphoblastic leukaemia cases diagnosed in infants and children aged 14 years and younger and con

SUBMITTER: Rogne T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11260908 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature