Ultrasound examinations in pregnancy and childhood cancer

R A Cartwright; P A McKinney; P A Hopton; J M Birch; A L Hartley; J R Mann; J A Waterhouse; H E Johnston; G J Draper; C Stiller

doi:10.1016/s0140-6736(84)91105-x

Ultrasound examinations in pregnancy and childhood cancer

Lancet. 1984 Nov 3;2(8410):999-1000. doi: 10.1016/s0140-6736(84)91105-x.

Authors

R A Cartwright, P A McKinney, P A Hopton, J M Birch, A L Hartley, J R Mann, J A Waterhouse, H E Johnston, G J Draper, C Stiller

PMID: 6149440
DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(84)91105-x

Abstract

Analysis of information obtained in an inter-regional epidemiological study by interviewing the parents of 555 children with malignancy diagnosed between 1980 to 1983 and the parents of 1110 control children did not reveal any significant association between exposure to ultrasound examination in pregnancy and risk of childhood cancer.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Central Nervous System Diseases / etiology
Child, Preschool
Epidemiologic Methods
Female
Humans
Infant
Infant, Newborn
Leukemia, Lymphoid / etiology
Neoplasms / etiology*
Pregnancy
Prenatal Exposure Delayed Effects*
Risk
Ultrasonography / adverse effects*