Childhood brain tumours, early infections and immune stimulation: A pooled analysis of the ESCALE and ESTELLE case-control studies (SFCE, France)

Article ID	Journal	Published Year	Pages	File Type
8432877	Cancer Epidemiology	2018	9 Pages	PDF

Abstract

Our findings suggest a protective effect of early farm visits and contact with pets, but not with other markers of early immune stimulation. This might be related to immune stimulation but needs further investigation.

Keywords

ICCC-3 ENT LRTI Atopy Allergies Central nervous system tumours Brain tumours Animals CBT URTI Infections upper respiratory tract infections lower respiratory tract infections Risk factors confidence interval Day-care Farm Case control study odds ratio Children

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Childhood brain tumours, early infections and immune stimulation: A pooled analysis of the ESCALE and ESTELLE case-control studies (SFCE, France)

Authors

Judith E. Lupatsch, Helen D. Bailey, Brigitte Lacour, Christelle Dufour, Anne-Isabelle Bertozzi, Pierre Leblond, Cécile Faure-Conter, Isabelle Pellier, Claire Freycon, François Doz, Stéphanie Puget, Stéphane Ducassou, Laurent Orsi, Jacqueline Clavel,