Table 6.
Risk of specific types of childhood cancer in offspring of women undergoing prenatal diagnostic x-rays in the Oxford Survey of Childhood Cancer case-control study.
| Type of Cancer | Total Number Of Deaths | No. Deaths Associated with Prenatal X-rays | Estimated Relative Risk (95%CI) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lymphatic leukemia | 2007 | 290 | 1.5 (1.3–1.8) |
| Myeloid leukemia | 866 | 120 | 1.5 (1.2–1.8) |
| Other & unspecified leukemia | 1179 | 159 | 1.4 (1.2–1.7) |
| Lymphoma | 719 | 92 | 1.4 (1.1–1.7) |
| Wilms’ tumor | 590 | 87 | 1.6 (1.2–2.0) |
| Central nervous system tumors | 1332 | 179 | 1.4 (1.2–1.7) |
| Neuroblastoma | 720 | 99 | 1.5 (1.2–1.8) |
| Bone | 244 | 26 | 1.1 (0.7–1.7) |
| Other | 856 | 129 | 1.6 (1.3–2.0) |
| All leukemias | 4052 | 569 | 1.5 (1.3–1.7) |
| All solid tumors | 4461 | 612 | 1.4 (1.3–1.6) |
| All childhood cancers | 8513 | 1181 | 1.5 (1.3–1.6) |