Neuroblastoma

Childhood cancer in Texas counties with moderate to intense agricultural activity. - Finds an elevated, yet not statistically significant, risk for the association between birth county with 50 percent or more cropland to children with CNS tumors. [Walker, K.M., et al. 2007. J Agric Saf Health 13(1):9-24.]

Residential pesticide exposure and neuroblastoma. - Home  and garden pesticide use are associated with neuroblastoma, with a more than double the risk for infants when exposed to garden pesticides. [Daniels, J.L., et al. 2001. Epidemiology 12(1):20-27.]