Temporal changes of the incidence of childhood B-cell precursor acute lymphoblastic leukaemia in Germany during the COVID-19 pandemic

Ce dossier présente un ensemble d'articles concernant la prise en charge des cancers durant la crise sanitaire liée au COVID-19

Résumé en anglais

Acute lymphoblastic leukaemia is the most common malignancy in children, but despite a growing body of research, its aetiology remains incompletely understood and there is a lack of primary preventive measures. The complex interplay between genetic predispositions—be it inherited or somatically acquired during fetal development—and postnatal environmental triggers has become a focus of research into childhood acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL). There is evidence that specific patterns of exposure to common infectious agents may act as such a postnatal trigger (...)