CellWell record HH-595312
Exposure to pesticides and childhood leukemia risk: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Karalexi MA; Tagkas CF; Markozannes G; Tseretopoulou X; Hernández AF; Schüz J; Halldorsson TI; Psaltopoulou T; Petridou ET; Tzoulaki I; Ntzani EE
Environmental pollution (Barking, Essex : 1987) · 2021
In plain language
Across 55 studies from over 30 countries, maternal pesticide exposure during pregnancy was linked to 1.9 times the odds of childhood acute leukemia and 2.5 times for acute lymphoblastic leukemia, herbicides and insecticides each raising the odds.
- Evidence
- Established
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