Is neonatal phototherapy associated with a greater risk of childhood cancers?

ABSTRACT:

Background

Neonatal phototherapy (NNPT) has long been used as an effective and relatively safe method of treating neonatal hyperbilirubinemia. Considering the subsequent evidence of long-term impacts of NNPT such as malignancies, this study was conducted to evaluate the relationship between NNPT and childhood cancers.

Methods

This case-control study assessed 116 children up to 4 years old with every kind of cancer referred to the Oncology department of Afzalipour hospital, Kerman, Iran, from 2011 to 18. Moreover, 116 pediatric patients without cancer hospitalized at the same Center were included after sex and age matching as the control group. The history of phototherapy and its duration were evaluated in these two groups.

Results

We found no association between the N

SUBMITTER: Sabzevari F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9215034 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature