Background Cancer is the second leading cause of death among US children with few
known risk factors. There is increasing interest in the role of air pollutants, including benzene …

Background Traffic exhaust, refineries and industrial facilities are major sources of air toxics
identified by the US Environmental Protection Agency (US EPA) for their potential risk to …

Background Although childhood cancer is a leading cause of childhood mortality in the US,
evidence regarding the etiology is lacking. The goal of this study was to evaluate the …

Background While many studies have evaluated the association between acute childhood
leukemia and environmental factors, knowledge is limited. Ambient air pollution has been …

Leukemia is the most frequent malignant disease affecting children. To date, the etiology of
childhood leukemia remains largely unknown. Few risk factors (genetic susceptibility …

Hazardous air pollutants (HAPs) are compounds shown to cause cancer or other adverse
health effects. We analyzed population-based childhood cancer incidence rates in California …

There are few established causes of leukemia, the most common type of cancer in children.
Studies in adults suggest a role for specific environmental agents, but little is known about …

Background Due to increasing concerns regarding air pollution and childhood cancer, we
conducted a population‐based study evaluating the association between traffic‐related …

Background Sixteen children diagnosed with acute leukemia between 1997 and 2002 lived
in Churchill County, Nevada, at the time of or before their illness. Considering the county …

Background: A causal link between outdoor air pollution and childhood leukemia has been
proposed, but some older studies suffer from methodological drawbacks. To the best of our …