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Childhood exposure to infectious diseases and cancer risk – a systematic review and meta-analysis
Brackmann, L.; Dadras, P.S.; Langner, I.; Haug, U.; Ahrens, W.; Marron, M. · Das Gesundheitswesen · 2017 · Heft 8/09 · S. 1 bis 1
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By triggering the immune system, childhood infections are assumed to be protective in cancer development, particularly regarding non-solid tumors. However, findings of observational studies on this association are inconsistent and have not been summarized so far. Using PubMed and Web of Science, we systematically searched the literature for studies conducted in humans on the association between childhood infections and cancer. We only included studies that were able to assign the infection to childhood and where the infection occurred prior to cancer diagnosis. Common effect estimates were calculated using rando…
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