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Central nervous system (CNS) cancer in children and young people in the European Union and its involvements with socio-economic and environmental factors.
Antoni Alegre-martínezAgustín Llopis-gonzálezUnai Chenlo AlonsoTeresa Alcaide CapillaNuria Rubio-lópezMaría Morales Suárez-varelasubject
MalePediatricsmedicine.medical_specialtyTime FactorsAdolescentCentral nervous systemEnvironmentCentral Nervous System NeoplasmsCohort StudiesYoung AdultRisk Factorsmedicinemedia_common.cataloged_instanceHumansYoung adultEuropean unionChildCause of deathmedia_commonbusiness.industryCancermedicine.diseasePediatric cancerEuropemedicine.anatomical_structureNeurologySocioeconomic FactorsEtiologyFemaleNeurology (clinical)businessCohort studydescription
Malignant central nervous system (CNS) tumors are the leading cause of death by cancer in children and the second commonest pediatric cancer type. Despite several decades of epidemiologic research, the etiology of childhood CNS tumors is still largely unknown. A few genetic syndromes and therapeutic ionizing radiation are thought to account for 5-10% of childhood cancer, but the etiology of other cases remains unknown. Nongenetic causes, like environmental agents, are thought to explain them. However, as very few epidemiologic studies have been conducted, it is not surprising that nongenetic risk factors have not been detected. The biggest difference between cancers for which there are good etiologic clues and those for which there are none could be the number of relevant studies. This study, which covers the 1980-2011 period, identified links between CNS cancer evolution and the socio-economic and environmental indicators in the same space and time limits in the European Union.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-05-11 | Journal of the neurological sciences |