Exposure to nitrate from drinking water and the risk of childhood cancer in Denmark

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Exposure to nitrate from drinking water and the risk of childhood cancer in Denmark. / Stayner, Leslie T.; Schullehner, Jorg; Semark, Birgitte Dige; Jensen, Anja Søndergaard; Trabjerg, Betina B.; Pedersen, Marie; Olsen, Jorn; Hansen, Birgitte; Ward, Mary H.; Jones, Rena R.; Coffman, Vanessa R.; Pedersen, Carsten B.; Sigsgaard, Torben.

In: Environment International, Vol. 155, 106613, 2021.

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Stayner, LT, Schullehner, J, Semark, BD, Jensen, AS, Trabjerg, BB, Pedersen, M, Olsen, J, Hansen, B, Ward, MH, Jones, RR, Coffman, VR, Pedersen, CB & Sigsgaard, T 2021, 'Exposure to nitrate from drinking water and the risk of childhood cancer in Denmark', Environment International, vol. 155, 106613. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envint.2021.106613

APA

Stayner, L. T., Schullehner, J., Semark, B. D., Jensen, A. S., Trabjerg, B. B., Pedersen, M., Olsen, J., Hansen, B., Ward, M. H., Jones, R. R., Coffman, V. R., Pedersen, C. B., & Sigsgaard, T. (2021). Exposure to nitrate from drinking water and the risk of childhood cancer in Denmark. Environment International, 155, [106613]. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envint.2021.106613

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Stayner LT, Schullehner J, Semark BD, Jensen AS, Trabjerg BB, Pedersen M et al. Exposure to nitrate from drinking water and the risk of childhood cancer in Denmark. Environment International. 2021;155. 106613. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envint.2021.106613

Author

Stayner, Leslie T. ; Schullehner, Jorg ; Semark, Birgitte Dige ; Jensen, Anja Søndergaard ; Trabjerg, Betina B. ; Pedersen, Marie ; Olsen, Jorn ; Hansen, Birgitte ; Ward, Mary H. ; Jones, Rena R. ; Coffman, Vanessa R. ; Pedersen, Carsten B. ; Sigsgaard, Torben. / Exposure to nitrate from drinking water and the risk of childhood cancer in Denmark. In: Environment International. 2021 ; Vol. 155.

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title = "Exposure to nitrate from drinking water and the risk of childhood cancer in Denmark",
abstract = "Background: There is limited evidence that nitrate, a common contaminant in drinking water, increases the risk of childhood cancers. Our objective was to examine this association in Denmark. Methods: We conducted a nationwide case-control study based on all singletons liveborn to Danish-born parents from 1991 to 2015 (N = 1,219,140) that included 596 leukemias, 180 lymphomas, and 310 central nervous system cancers (CNC) who were 25 mg/L nitrate) was observed for preconception (OR = 1.82, 95%CI:1.09 to 3.04), prenatal (OR = 1.65, 95%CI:0.97 to 2.81), and postnatal exposure (OR = 1.48, 95% CI:0.82 to 2.68) in fully adjusted models. There was also some evidence of an exposure-response in models of continuous nitrate exposure and CNC. Conclusions: Our findings provide some evidence that exposure to nitrate from drinking water may increase the risk of childhood CNC cancer, but not leukemia or lymphoma.",
keywords = "Nitrate, Drinking water, Childhood leukemia, Lymphoma and central nervous system cancer, N-NITROSO COMPOUNDS, BRAIN-TUMORS, GROUNDWATER",
author = "Stayner, {Leslie T.} and Jorg Schullehner and Semark, {Birgitte Dige} and Jensen, {Anja S{\o}ndergaard} and Trabjerg, {Betina B.} and Marie Pedersen and Jorn Olsen and Birgitte Hansen and Ward, {Mary H.} and Jones, {Rena R.} and Coffman, {Vanessa R.} and Pedersen, {Carsten B.} and Torben Sigsgaard",
year = "2021",
doi = "10.1016/j.envint.2021.106613",
language = "English",
volume = "155",
journal = "Environment international",
issn = "0160-4120",
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RIS

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T1 - Exposure to nitrate from drinking water and the risk of childhood cancer in Denmark

AU - Stayner, Leslie T.

AU - Schullehner, Jorg

AU - Semark, Birgitte Dige

AU - Jensen, Anja Søndergaard

AU - Trabjerg, Betina B.

AU - Pedersen, Marie

AU - Olsen, Jorn

AU - Hansen, Birgitte

AU - Ward, Mary H.

AU - Jones, Rena R.

AU - Coffman, Vanessa R.

AU - Pedersen, Carsten B.

AU - Sigsgaard, Torben

PY - 2021

Y1 - 2021

N2 - Background: There is limited evidence that nitrate, a common contaminant in drinking water, increases the risk of childhood cancers. Our objective was to examine this association in Denmark. Methods: We conducted a nationwide case-control study based on all singletons liveborn to Danish-born parents from 1991 to 2015 (N = 1,219,140) that included 596 leukemias, 180 lymphomas, and 310 central nervous system cancers (CNC) who were 25 mg/L nitrate) was observed for preconception (OR = 1.82, 95%CI:1.09 to 3.04), prenatal (OR = 1.65, 95%CI:0.97 to 2.81), and postnatal exposure (OR = 1.48, 95% CI:0.82 to 2.68) in fully adjusted models. There was also some evidence of an exposure-response in models of continuous nitrate exposure and CNC. Conclusions: Our findings provide some evidence that exposure to nitrate from drinking water may increase the risk of childhood CNC cancer, but not leukemia or lymphoma.

AB - Background: There is limited evidence that nitrate, a common contaminant in drinking water, increases the risk of childhood cancers. Our objective was to examine this association in Denmark. Methods: We conducted a nationwide case-control study based on all singletons liveborn to Danish-born parents from 1991 to 2015 (N = 1,219,140) that included 596 leukemias, 180 lymphomas, and 310 central nervous system cancers (CNC) who were 25 mg/L nitrate) was observed for preconception (OR = 1.82, 95%CI:1.09 to 3.04), prenatal (OR = 1.65, 95%CI:0.97 to 2.81), and postnatal exposure (OR = 1.48, 95% CI:0.82 to 2.68) in fully adjusted models. There was also some evidence of an exposure-response in models of continuous nitrate exposure and CNC. Conclusions: Our findings provide some evidence that exposure to nitrate from drinking water may increase the risk of childhood CNC cancer, but not leukemia or lymphoma.

KW - Nitrate

KW - Drinking water

KW - Childhood leukemia

KW - Lymphoma and central nervous system cancer

KW - N-NITROSO COMPOUNDS

KW - BRAIN-TUMORS

KW - GROUNDWATER

U2 - 10.1016/j.envint.2021.106613

DO - 10.1016/j.envint.2021.106613

M3 - Journal article

C2 - 33965769

VL - 155

JO - Environment international

JF - Environment international

SN - 0160-4120

M1 - 106613

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