Pet ownership and childhood acute leukemia (USA and Canada).
Cancer Causes Control
; 12(4): 301-3, 2001 May.
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| ID: mdl-11456225
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVES:
For more than three decades there has been speculation regarding a possible role of zoonotic diseases in the development of human leukemia. This study investigated the potential relationship between exposure to pets and the development of childhood leukemia.METHODS:
Data from 2359 cases of acute leukemia from two large case-control studies were analyzed. Cases were individually matched to population controls on telephone exchange, age, and race. Conditional logistic regression was used to estimate odds ratios (OR) associated with pet ownership.RESULTS:
Overall, there was no association between pet ownership (either "any pet", dog, or cat) and childhood acute leukemia (OR(any pet) = 1.01, 95% CI 0.89-1.2). Additionally, no relationship was found between exposure to an ill pet and childhood leukemia.CONCLUSION:
The results of this analysis suggest that pet ownership (healthy or sick) is unrelated to an increased risk of childhood leukemia.
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Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Leucemia Mieloide Aguda
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Leucemia-Linfoma Linfoblástico de Células Precursoras
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Animales Domésticos
Tipo de estudio:
Etiology_studies
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Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Límite:
Adolescent
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Animals
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Child
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Child, preschool
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Female
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Humans
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Male
País/Región como asunto:
America do norte
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Cancer Causes Control
Asunto de la revista:
EPIDEMIOLOGIA
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NEOPLASIAS
Año:
2001
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Estados Unidos