Infectious exposure in the first years of life and risk of central nervous system tumours in children: analysis of birth order, childcare attendance and seasonality of birth

L S Schmidt; M Kamper-Jørgensen; K Schmiegelow; C Johansen; P Lähteenmäki; C Träger; T Stokland; Kathrine Grell; Gitte Gustafson; P Kogner; Anne Sehested; J Schüz

doi:10.1038/sj.bjc.6605679

Infectious exposure in the first years of life and risk of central nervous system tumours in children: analysis of birth order, childcare attendance and seasonality of birth

L S Schmidt, M Kamper-Jørgensen, K Schmiegelow, C Johansen, P Lähteenmäki, C Träger, T Stokland, Kathrine Grell, Gitte Gustafson, P Kogner, Anne Sehested, J Schüz

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Abstract

An infective, mostly viral basis has been found in different human cancers. To test the hypothesis of a possible infectious aetiology for central nervous system (CNS) tumours in children, we investigated the associations with proxy measures of exposure to infectious disease.

Original language	English
Journal	British Journal of Cancer
Volume	102
Issue number	11
Pages (from-to)	1670-5
Number of pages	6
ISSN	0007-0920
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.bjc.6605679
Publication status	Published - May 2010

Keywords

Adolescent
Astrocytoma
Birth Order
Case-Control Studies
Central Nervous System Neoplasms
Child
Child Care
Child, Preschool
Communicable Diseases
Denmark
Female
Finland
Humans
Infant
Infant, Newborn
Male
Norway
Parturition
Risk
Seasons
Sweden

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Schmidt, L. S., Kamper-Jørgensen, M., Schmiegelow, K., Johansen, C., Lähteenmäki, P., Träger, C., Stokland, T., Grell, K., Gustafson, G., Kogner, P., Sehested, A., & Schüz, J. (2010). Infectious exposure in the first years of life and risk of central nervous system tumours in children: analysis of birth order, childcare attendance and seasonality of birth. British Journal of Cancer, 102(11), 1670-5. https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.bjc.6605679

Infectious exposure in the first years of life and risk of central nervous system tumours in children: analysis of birth order, childcare attendance and seasonality of birth. / Schmidt, L S; Kamper-Jørgensen, M ; Schmiegelow, K; Johansen, C; Lähteenmäki, P; Träger, C; Stokland, T; Grell, Kathrine; Gustafson, Gitte; Kogner, P; Sehested, Anne; Schüz, J.

In: British Journal of Cancer, Vol. 102, No. 11, 05.2010, p. 1670-5.

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Schmidt, LS, Kamper-Jørgensen, M , Schmiegelow, K, Johansen, C, Lähteenmäki, P, Träger, C, Stokland, T, Grell, K, Gustafson, G, Kogner, P, Sehested, A & Schüz, J 2010, 'Infectious exposure in the first years of life and risk of central nervous system tumours in children: analysis of birth order, childcare attendance and seasonality of birth', British Journal of Cancer, vol. 102, no. 11, pp. 1670-5. https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.bjc.6605679

Schmidt, L S ; Kamper-Jørgensen, M ; Schmiegelow, K ; Johansen, C ; Lähteenmäki, P ; Träger, C ; Stokland, T ; Grell, Kathrine ; Gustafson, Gitte ; Kogner, P ; Sehested, Anne ; Schüz, J. / Infectious exposure in the first years of life and risk of central nervous system tumours in children: analysis of birth order, childcare attendance and seasonality of birth. In: British Journal of Cancer. 2010 ; Vol. 102, No. 11. pp. 1670-5.

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