BACKGROUND : We analyzed effects of exposure to magnetic fields on the expression of acute leukemia in children with Down syndrome (who have a 20-fold higher risk of leukemia). METHODS : We performed a case-control study that included 42 children with both acute leukemia and Down syndrome as cases and 124 healthy children with Down syndrome as controls. We obtained demographic information con...

introduction: oral candidosis is among the find-ings of acute leukemia. the aim of this study was to evaluate the changes in the intensity of c.albicans, before treatment and at the induc-tion phase. materials and methods: twelve patients with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (all) aged 2-14 years enrolled in study. whole saliva samples were obtained and cultured to determine the mean count of c.al...

Compared with the general pediatric population, children with Down's syndrome have a much higher risk of acute leukemia. This case-control study was designed to explore potential risk factors for acute lymphoblastic leukemia and acute myeloid leukemia in children with Down's syndrome living in the United States or Canada. Mothers of 158 children with Down's syndrome and acute leukemia (97 acute...

Compared with the general pediatric population, children with Down’s syndrome have a much higher risk of acute leukemia. This case-control study was designed to explore potential risk factors for acute lymphoblastic leukemia and acute myeloid leukemia in children with Down’s syndrome living in the United States or Canada. Mothers of 158 children with Down’s syndrome and acute leukemia (97 acute...

background: this study aimed to examine the impact of ego-resilience and family function on quality of life in childhood leukemia survivors. methods: this study targeted 100 pediatric leukemia survivors, who visited the pediatric hemato-oncology center in south korea from aug to dec 2011. a structured questionnaire of ego-resilience, family function and quality of life used to collect data thro...

background: cancer is the third most common cause of death in iran, the leukemia cancer is one of the most important causes of cancer mortality. regarding cancer mortality, data would be important to monitor the program screening effects, earlier diagnosis, demographic data and other prognostic factors. the aim of this study was mortality rates evaluating, then leukemia cancer trends among the ...

BACKGROUND Although the diagnosis of childhood leukemia is no longer a death sentence, too many patients still die, more with acute myeloid leukemia than with acute lymphoblastic leukemia. The European Union pediatric legislation was introduced to improve pharmaceutical treatment of children, but some question whether the European Medicines Agency (EMA) approach is helping children with leukemi...

Background Compared to intrathecal methotrexate (IT MTX), triple intrathecal therapy (TIT) has shown promising results in decr...

background : acute lymphocytic leukemia is one of the common cancers of childhood and currently, 80 percent of these children survive more than 5 years by getting the right treatment. since long-term treatment is painful and invasive, preventing the side effects and their influence on quality of life is an important issue which introduces consideration for self-care. consequently, the present s...

Skin involvement can be the initial symptom of hematologic malignancies in children (1). Cutaneous involvement in children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) is very rare condition compared to acute myeloblastic leukemia (AML). Cutaneous infiltrates in children with acute monocytic leukemia is well-known (2). Scant information is available concerning the occurrence and natural history of s...