title: Childhood cancer.
abstract: The literature generally supports the evolving recognition that childhood cancers are influenced by the environment. This article discusses specific childhood cancers in regard to paternal and maternal occupation.
authors.forename: D A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Savitz
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000139:chemically induced; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006801:Humans; D006838:Hydrocarbons / Q000009:adverse effects; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007938:Leukemia / Q000139:chemically induced; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000139:chemically induced*; D009790:Occupations; D010287:Parent-Child Relations
chemical_list: D006838:Hydrocarbons