The prospect of having a child diagnosed with a cancer is a heart-wrenching experience and one in which subjects the child to painful and longterm consequences. Given the recent explosion of scientific understanding of human carcinogenesis, which involves both genetic and environmental factors playing a role in the development of those cancers, new concepts of “Precision Medicine”, “Personalize...

background: malignant neoplasms remain the second leading cause of death in children after accidents. the aim of this study was to assess the epidemiology of childhood cancer in children admitted to dr sheikh hospital, iran. materials and methods: this descriptive cross- sectional study had been done in dr sheikh hospital in mashhad university of medical science on 1764 children younger than 14...

CONTEXT There is an increasing concern about chronic low-level pesticide exposure during childhood and its influence on childhood cancers. OBJECTIVE In this meta-analysis, we aimed to examine associations between residential childhood pesticide exposures and childhood cancers. DATA SOURCES We searched all observational studies published in PubMed before February 2014 and reviewed reference ...