[HTML][HTML] Childhood leukemia and primary prevention

TP Whitehead, C Metayer, JL Wiemels… - Current problems in …, 2016 - Elsevier
Leukemia is the most common pediatric cancer, affecting 3800 children per year in the
United States. Its annual incidence has increased over the last decades, especially among …

[HTML][HTML] Unconventional oil and gas development and risk of childhood leukemia: assessing the evidence

EG Elliott, P Trinh, X Ma, BP Leaderer, MH Ward… - Science of the total …, 2017 - Elsevier
The widespread distribution of unconventional oil and gas (UO&G) wells and other facilities
in the United States potentially exposes millions of people to air and water pollutants …

Childhood leukemia: a preventable disease

C Metayer, G Dahl, J Wiemels, M Miller - Pediatrics, 2016 - publications.aap.org
In contrast to most pediatric cancers, there is a growing body of literature, nationally and
internationally, that has implicated the role of several environmental indoor and outdoor …

The impact of integrating environmental health into medical school curricula: a survey-based study

B Kligler, G Pinto Zipp, C Rocchetti, M Secic… - BMC Medical …, 2021 - Springer
Background Inclusion of environmental health (EH) in medical education serves as a
catalyst for preparing future physicians to address issues as complex as climate change and …

Developing and implementing core competencies in children's environmental health for students, trainees and healthcare providers: a narrative review

RH Goldman, L Zajac, RJ Geller, MD Miller - BMC medical education, 2021 - Springer
Abstract Knowledge of the health impacts of environmental exposures (such as pollution
disasters, poor air quality, water contamination, climate change) on children's health has …

Assessment of pediatric cancer and its relationship to environmental contaminants: an ecological study in Idaho

N Joseph, AS Kolok - Geohealth, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The primary aim of this study was to determine the degree to which a multivariable principal
component model based on several potentially carcinogenic metals and pesticides could …

A Multimedia E-Book—A Story of Health: Filling a Gap in Environmental Health Literacy for Health Professionals

MD Miller, M Valenti, T Schettler… - Environmental health …, 2016 - ehp.niehs.nih.gov
Narrative approaches and storytelling are emerging as powerful health promotion tools that
can spark interest, increase understanding of determinants of health, and translate complex …

[HTML][HTML] Environmental health knowledge and competences in Basque health workers. A comparison of different professional profiles

M Subiza-Pérez, K Vrotsou, H Esnal… - Environmental …, 2024 - Elsevier
Environmental exposures are responsible for a quarter of morbidity and mortality rates
globally. Primary care professionals work in a privileged position to detect and intervene on …

Telomere maintenance in pediatric cancer

S Ackermann, M Fischer - International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2019 - mdpi.com
Telomere length has been proposed as a biomarker of biological age and a risk factor for
age-related diseases and cancer. Substantial progress has been made in recent decades in …

Perceptions and knowledge of air pollution and its health effects among caregivers of childhood cancer survivors: a qualitative study

AR Waters, EL Warner, PL Vaca Lopez, AC Kirchhoff… - BMC cancer, 2021 - Springer
Background Emerging research suggests that survivors of childhood and adolescent
cancers are at risk for morbidity and mortality associated with air pollutants. However …