Epidemiology of childhood acute myeloid leukemia |
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| Authors: | Susan E. Puumala PhD Julie A. Ross PhD Richard Aplenc MD PhD Logan G. Spector PhD |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Center for Health Outcomes and Prevention Research, Sanford Research, Sioux Falls, South Dakota;2. Department of Pediatrics, Sanford School of Medicine, University of South Dakota, Sioux Falls, South Dakota;3. Division of Pediatric Epidemiology and Clinical Research, Department of Pediatrics, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota;4. University of Minnesota Masonic Cancer Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota;5. Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
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| Abstract: | Although leukemia is the most common childhood cancer diagnosis, the subtype, acute myeloid leukemia (AML), is less common and fewer etiologic studies exist. This review summarizes the major risk factors for AML. We searched the literature using PubMed for articles on childhood AML and reviewed 180 articles. While few risk factors are definitive, we identified several with consistent evidence of a possible effect. Thorough analysis of genetic and epigenetic factors is missing from this literature and methodological issues are unresolved. Future studies should more closely examine causal mechanisms, improve exposure measurement, and include analysis using genetic and epigenetic factors. Pediatr Blood Cancer 2013; 60: 728–733. © 2013 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. |
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| Keywords: | acute myeloid leukemia children epidemiology |
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