Title |
Risk of cancer associated with cardiac catheterization procedures during childhood: a cohort study in France
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Published in |
BMC Public Health, March 2013
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DOI | 10.1186/1471-2458-13-266 |
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Authors |
Helene Baysson, Jean Luc Réhel, Younes Boudjemline, Jerôme Petit, Brigitte Girodon, Bernard Aubert, Dominique Laurier, Damien Bonnet, Marie-Odile Bernier |
Abstract |
Radiation can be used effectively for diagnosis and medical treatment, but it can also cause cancers later on. Children with congenital heart disease frequently undergo cardiac catheterization procedures for diagnostic or treatment purposes. Despite the clear clinical benefit to the patient, the complexity of these procedures may result in high cumulative radiation exposure. Given children's greater sensitivity to radiation and the longer life span during which radiation health effects can develop, an epidemiological cohort study is being launched in France to evaluate the risks of leukaemia and solid cancers in this specific population. |
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