Factors associated with pediatric acute leukemia

5^th World Congress on Cancer Therapy

September 28-30, 2015 Atlanta, USA

Carlos Alberto G�³mez Mercado

Medell�­n, Volombia, 2008-2011

Posters-Accepted Abstracts: J Cancer Sci Ther

Abstract :

Objective: This study was performed in order to determine the frequency of the sociodemographic, genetic factors, environmental and exhibitions pre and perinatal with pediatric acute leukemia. Materials and methods: A study of cross-sectional, retrospective, quantitative, descriptive type in children younger than 15 years with leukemia lymphoid or myeloid, acute, in Medell�­n, and during the years 2008-2011, metropolitan area reported in the databases of the SIVIGILA and IPS, with information from the medical records and surveys to relatives of patients. A descriptive analysis of the data was performed. Results: We studied 80 patients, median age of 8.5 years; higher proportion of women, 53.8%; the Diagnostics with 77.5% acute lymphoid leukemia, miscarriages mother 22.8%, families with a history of cancer 75.0%, exposure to smoke cigarette in the father 35.0%, exposure of the child to spraying with pesticides 41.3%, the exposure of the child and the mother to the proximity of major highways 57.5%, and history of varicella in children 22.5%. Conclusions: The highest proportion of factors was observed in the patient history and environmental factors which leads us to study in greater depth, the associations among these factors and guide health actions in management levels of the sector. Key words: Acute leukemia, Pediatric, factors, environmental, genetic, perinatal.Source DeCS and BIREME

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