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dc.contributor.authorMilne, Elizabeth
dc.contributor.authorGreenop, K.
dc.contributor.authorFritschi, Lin
dc.contributor.authorAttia, J.
dc.contributor.authorBailey, H.
dc.contributor.authorScott, R.
dc.contributor.authorLesley, A.
dc.contributor.authorSimilbert, E.
dc.contributor.authorArmstrong, B.
dc.date.accessioned2017-01-30T10:25:08Z
dc.date.available2017-01-30T10:25:08Z
dc.date.created2014-09-30T20:00:21Z
dc.date.issued2014
dc.identifier.citationMilne, E. and Greenop, K. and Fritschi, L. and Attia, J. and Bailey, H. and Scott, R. and Ashton, L. et al. 2014. Childhood and parental diagnostic radiological procedures and risk of childhood brain tumors. Cancer Causes and Control. 25: pp. 375-383.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/2682
dc.identifier.doi10.1007/s10552-014-0338-x
dc.description.abstract

Purpose: Childhood brain tumors (CBT) are the second most common type of childhood cancer and the leading cause of childhood cancer mortality. Few causes of CBT are known, but parental , fetal and early life exposures are likely to be important given the early age at diagnosis of many cases. We aimed to investigate whether parents’ diagnostic radiological procedures before conception, in the mother during pregnancy or the child’s procedures were associated with an increased risk of CBT. Methods: This population-based case-control study was conducted between 2005 and 2010. Causes were identified through all the Australian pediatric oncology centres and controls via nationwide random-digit dialing; frequency-matched to cases on age, sex, and state of residence. Information on radiological exposures in the time periods of interest was obtained for 306 case and 950 control families through mailed questionnaires. Analysis used unconditional logistic regression, adjusting for matching variables and potential confounders. Results: We found no evidence of positive associations between risk of CBT overall and childhood or parental pre-pregnancy radiological procedures. Increased ORs for high-grade gliomas associated with childhood radiological procedures were based on small numbers and may be due to the reduced intensity of CTs after 2001. Future research to investigate the safety of fetal exposure to more intense procedures like C scans is needed.

dc.publisherKluwer Academic Publishers
dc.subjectNeoplasms
dc.subjectX-rays
dc.subjectCase-Control study
dc.subjectCT scans
dc.subjectMedical Imaging
dc.subjectChild
dc.subjectCentral Nervous System
dc.titleChildhood and parental diagnostic radiological procedures and risk of childhood brain tumors
dc.typeJournal Article
dcterms.source.volume25
dcterms.source.startPage375
dcterms.source.endPage383
dcterms.source.issn09575243
dcterms.source.titleCancer Causes and Control
curtin.departmentSchool of Public Health
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