Parental Knowledge of Potential Cancer Risks From Exposure to ...

Parental knowledge of potential cancer risks from exposure to ...

Approximately half of the participating parents were aware of the potential increased lifetime malignancy risk associated with head CT ...

Parental Knowledge of Potential Malignancy Risks and Radiation Exposure. Of the 742 respondents, the percentage (95% confidence interval [CI]) ...

Parental Knowledge of Potential Cancer Risks From Exposure to ...

WHAT THIS STUDY ADDS: Approximately half of parents were aware of the potential cancer risks from CT scans in an emergency setting. Although risk disclosure ...

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Abstract and Figures ; Demographic Characteristics of Parents and Children Enrolled ; Parental Knowledge of Potential Cancer Risk From Imaging ...

CT scan risk underestimated by parents | CBC News

... potential cancer risks from CT scans, a Canadian study ... External Links. Parental knowledge of potential cancer risks from exposure to Computed ...

Informing Parents About CT Radiation Exposure in Children

A brief informational handout can improve parental understanding of the potential increased risk of cancer related to pediatric CT without causing parents to ...

Parental occupational exposure to metals and risk of cancer in the ...

We found evidence of increased risks of cancer in children of mothers but not fathers occupationally exposed to arsenic and potentially other metals.

Parental Knowledge of Potential Cancer Risk From Imaging Tests ...

TABLE 2 Parental Knowledge of Potential Cancer Risk From Imaging Tests... TABLE 3 Parental Knowledge of Exposure to Ionizing Radiation From...

Informing Parents About CT Radiation Exposure in Children

A brief informational handout can improve parental understanding of the potential increased risk of cancer related to pediatric CT.

Risk Factors and Causes of Childhood Cancer

Some studies have also suggested that some parental exposures (such as smoking) might increase a child's risk of certain cancers, but more ...

Understanding the problem of a parent's fear of their child getting ...

Parental Knowledge of Potential Cancer Risks From. Exposure to Computed Tomography. Pediatrics 2013;132, doi: 10.1542/peds.2013-0378). 5. Cohen MD, ALARA ...

Parental Knowledge of Potential Cancer Risks From Exposure to ...

Computed tomography (CT) imaging of children is increasing in emergent settings without an understanding of parental knowledge of potential cancer risks. In ...

Parental occupational exposure to combustion products, metals ...

Parental occupational exposures around conception (father) or during pregnancy (mother) have been hypothesized as potential predisposing factors for ...

Childhood cancer risk in offspring of parents occupationally exposed ...

Neither maternal nor paternal occupational exposure to animal, wood, textile, or paper dust was associated with childhood cancer overall, leukemias, or central ...

Parental occupational exposure to metals and risk of cancer in the ...

Although rare, arsenic exposure in mothers is associated with childhood cancer. •. Maternal exposure to other metals may confer higher risks of solid ...

Cancer in Children and Adolescents - NCI

Some genetic changes that are passed from parents to their children—known as germline variants—are associated with an increased risk of cancer.

Risks and causes of cancer in children

Known risk factors · medical conditions · genetics · problems with development in the womb · exposure to infections · exposure to radiation · previous cancer ...

Assessment of parental knowledge and attitude about the ill effects ...

Concerns about the potential future risks associated with exposure to ionizing radiation are increasing; especially in children because they are more ...

Genetic Testing Fact Sheet - National Cancer Institute

About 5%–10% of all cancers are thought to be caused by harmful genetic changes that are inherited from a parent. Cancer can sometimes appear to ...

Evaluate the Evidence to Examine Cancer Effects - ATSDR - CDC

The quantitative results describe the cancer risk numerically, such as three extra cancer cases for every 100,000 similarly exposed persons (3 x 10-5). These ...