Table 3.

Association between paternal exposure to medical agents and child's neoplasms

Paternal exposureExposures, no. (%)Patients, no. (/100 k) 
Leukemia (n = 14)Brain tumor (n = 5)
Anticancer drugs Yes 278 (0.6) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 
No 44 949 (99.4) 14 (31.1) 5 (11.1) 
Ionizing radiation Yes 1457 (3.2) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 
No 43 502 (96.8) 14 (32.2) 5 (11.5) 
Anesthetics Yes 328 (0.7) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 
No 44 913 (99.3) 14 (31.2) 5 (11.1) 
Paternal exposureExposures, no. (%)Patients, no. (/100 k) 
Leukemia (n = 14)Brain tumor (n = 5)
Anticancer drugs Yes 278 (0.6) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 
No 44 949 (99.4) 14 (31.1) 5 (11.1) 
Ionizing radiation Yes 1457 (3.2) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 
No 43 502 (96.8) 14 (32.2) 5 (11.5) 
Anesthetics Yes 328 (0.7) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 
No 44 913 (99.3) 14 (31.2) 5 (11.1) 

/100 k, per 100 000 children.

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