Genetic Risk of ALL in Japanese Children
Cancer registry data makes clear that children of different ancestries can have different risks of ALL. How much of this risk is due to genetics versus environment? CLIC researchers from…
Genes Affecting Folate Intake and Childhood ALL Risk
Folate is an important micronutrient for a mother and baby’s health during pregnancy. CLIC studies show that the risk of childhood leukemia is reduced for children if their mothers took…
Missing Teeth and Cancer Risk
Recently, CLIC partners, Drs. Jeremy Schraw and Philip Lupo, studied the relationship between missing teeth from birth (congenital tooth agenesis) and risk of cancer diagnosis before 40 years old (early-onset…
Hypertension and Antihypertensive Medication During Pregnancy
Hypertension during pregnancy and preeclampsia can be harmful to both the mother and the unborn child. The impact of using antihypertensive medication to control these conditions during pregnancy on childhood…
Magnetic Fields and Risk of Childhood Cancer
Concerns about electromagnetic fields (EMF) causing childhood leukemia have been investigated since the 1980’s. Two of our CLIC partners from Italy recently published articles examining the effects of exposure to…
Maternal Autoimmune Disease and Childhood Cancer Risk
Is there a link between mothers with an autoimmune disease and cancer in their children? A recent study from our CLIC partners, Drs. Johnni Hansen and Julia Heck, says yes….
Genetic Risk Scores for ALL in Latino Children
Recently, a team of five CLIC researchers published a study using genomic data to evaluate the risk of acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) among Latino children in California. Drs. Libby Morimoto,…
French Viticulture and Childhood Cancer Risk
Two of our CLIC investigators from the Institut national de la santé et de la recherche médicale (Inserm) in France, Drs. Stéphanie Goujon and Jacqueline Clavel, recently published two analyses…
Introducing the CLIC Genomics Project
Over the last 16 years since its founding, CLIC has brought together researchers from around the world to pool data from case-control studies of childhood leukemia and, since 2019, childhood…
Childhood Retinoblastoma Risk May Be Related to Fathers’ Job Exposures
CLIC investigators Drs. Julia Heck and Johnni Hansen, along with other cancer researchers, recently reported results from a study on parents’ occupations and the risk of retinoblastoma among their children….