Association of BCG Vaccination in Childhood With Subsequent Cancer Diagnoses
Abstract
The BCG vaccine is currently the only approved tuberculosis vaccine and is widely administered worldwide, usually during infancy. Previous studies found increased rates of lymphoma and leukemia in BCG-vaccinated populations.To determine whether BCG vaccination was associated with cancer rates in a secondary analysis of a BCG vaccine trial.Retrospective review (60-year follow-up) of a clinical trial in which participants were assigned to the...
Paper Details
Title
Association of BCG Vaccination in Childhood With Subsequent Cancer Diagnoses
Published Date
Sep 25, 2019
Journal
Volume
2
Issue
9
Pages
e1912014 - e1912014
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