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Research Studies is a compilation of published research articles funded by AHRQ or authored by AHRQ researchers.
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1 to 2 of 2 Research Studies DisplayedNewman TB, Wickremasinghe AC, Walsh EM
Retrospective cohort study of phototherapy and childhood cancer in Northern California.
The researechers investigated the association between neonatal phototherapy use and childhood cancer. They concluded that although phototherapy use was associated with increased cancer rates (particularly nonlymphocytic leukemia), control for confounding variables eliminated or attenuated the associations. Nonetheless, the possibility of even partial causality suggests that avoiding unnecessary phototherapy may be prudent.
AHRQ-funded; HS020618.
Citation: Newman TB, Wickremasinghe AC, Walsh EM .
Retrospective cohort study of phototherapy and childhood cancer in Northern California.
Pediatrics 2016 Jun;137(6):pii: e20151354. doi: 10.1542/peds.2015-1354.
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Keywords: Children/Adolescents, Newborns/Infants, Cancer, Adverse Events
Chinnadurai S, Sathe NA, Surawicz T
Laser treatment of infantile hemangioma: a systematic review.
This systematic review of studies of laser treatment of infantile hemangioma concluded that the studies primarily addressed different laser modalities compared with observation or other laser modalities. Pulsed dye laser was the most commonly studied laser type, but multiple variations in treatment protocols did not allow for demonstration of superiority of a single method.
AHRQ-funded; 290201200009I.
Citation: Chinnadurai S, Sathe NA, Surawicz T .
Laser treatment of infantile hemangioma: a systematic review.
Lasers Surg Med 2016 Mar;48(3):221-33. doi: 10.1002/lsm.22455.
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Keywords: Comparative Effectiveness, Cancer, Newborns/Infants