Table 7.
Summary of findings of positive (+ve)a and negative (-ve)b findings of space-time clustering from recent childhood studies
| Study/Disease Group (ICCCc Code(s)) | McNally and colleagues7 | McNally and colleagues5,6 | This study |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ependymoma (III(a)) | -ve | d | -ve |
| Astrocytoma (III(b)) | +ve | -ve | -ve |
| Ependymoma and Astrocytoma (III(a), III(b)) | +ve | d | -ve |
| PNET (III(c)) | -ve | -ve | +ve |
| Other gliomas (III(d)) | -ve | d | -ve |
| All CNS tumours (III(a-f)) | +ve | +ve | -ve |
aP < 0.05.
bP ≥ 0.05.
cInternational Classification of Childhood Cancer.
dNot analysed