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The Molecular Basis of Leukemia by D. Gary
Gilliland, Craig T. Jordan and Carolyn A. Felix from Hematology ,
American Society of Hematology Education Program
Book, 2004. Many different genes have been identified
that cause leukemia in both animals and humans.
Understanding the characteristics of both leukemia stem
cells and normal stem cells may provide new ideas for
targeted therapies for different types of leukemia.
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Powerlines and Cancer FaQs. A comprehensive FAQ
(frequently asked questions list) on Electromagnetic
Fields and Human Health, focusing on cancer and more
specifically childhood leukemia. This FAQ was written by
Dr. John E. Moulder, Professor of Radiation Oncology,
Radiology and Pharmacology/Toxicology at the Medical
College of Wisconsin. As well as excellent information
on this topic, it includes a comprehensive
bibliography.
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Case-control study of leukaemia among young people near La Hague nuclear reprocessing plant: the environmental hypothesis revisited in British Medical Journal ,January 11, 1997, Volume 314.
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Newbury Leukaemia Study Group is a local commnuity group looking into a cluster of leukaemia and other cancers in and around Newbury, a rural market town in the county of Berkshire in central southern England.
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Environmental Health Perspectives (EHP) Supplement 6,
December 1996, Benzene Toxicity, Carcinogenesis, and
Epidemiology contains many articles on benzene,
including:
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Risk of Leukemia after Platinum-Based Chemotherapy for Ovarian Cancer, from the New England Journal of Medicine, February 4, 1999, Vol. 340, No. 5, page 351 by Lois B. Travis, et. al. (registration, which is free is required).
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Cancer in children of nuclear industry employees: report on children aged under 25 years from nuclear industry family study from British Medical Journal, May 29, 1999, Vol. 318, page 1443. by Roman, Eve, et. al. Tries to determine whether children whose parents had occupational exposure to ionising radiation are at increased risk of developing leukemia or other cancers before their 25th birthday. Overall the incidence of cancers was similar to that expected in the general population, however the possibility that children whose fathers exposed relatively high doses of radiation might be at increased risk of leukemia could not be excluded because there were only three cases of leukemia in that group.
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Human T-lymphotropic virus type I infection by Manns, Angela, et. al. Lancet 1999; Vol 353. No 9168: pages 1951-58. (full text article) Human T-cell lymphotropic virus type I (HTLV-I) is a retrovirus associated adult T-cell leukaemia/lymphoma.
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Expression of Aberrantly Spliced Oncogenic Ikaros Isoforms in
Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia, Sun L., et. al.,
Journal of Clinical
Oncology, Vol 17, Issue 12, December, 1999, pages
3753-3766.
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Exposure to power-frequency magnetic fields and the risk of childhood cancer by UK Childhood Cancer Study Investigators. Lancet 1999; Vol. 353, No. 9194: pages 1951-58. (full text article) This large study from the UK found no association between low intensity magnetic fields associated with the electricity supply on childhood leukaemia, cancers of the central nervous system, or any other childhood cancer. Also see the accompanying commentary, Link between electromagnetic fields and childhood cancer unresolved.
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Prenatal ultrasound examinations and risk of childhood leukaemia: case-control study from British Medical Journal, January 29, 2000, Vol. 320, page 282, by Naumburg, E., et. al. This articles attempts to assess the impact of ultrasound and the risks of childhood leukemia and concludes that exposure to ultrasound during any stage of pregnancy, does not influence the risk of developing leukemia.
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