Evaluation of diet as a risk factor in the development of childhood leukaemia: a case control study.

Objective: To evaluate probable association of dietary risk factors with childhood leukaemia.

Methods: The case-control study was conducted at the Children Hospital, Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences, Islamabad, Pakistan, from January to December 2017, and comprised children of either gender aged 2-12 years with recently diagnosed acute lymphocytic or acute myelocytic leukaemia An age and gender matched equal group of healthy children was taken as controls. Dietary-intake data was collected for six food groups, namely raw vegetables, fresh fruits, packed fruit juices, caffeinated drinks, junk foods, and processed/precooked food items.

Myelofibrosis in Patients of Chronic Myeloid Leukemia in Chronic Phase at Presentation.

Objective: To determine the frequency and grading of myelofibrosis in patients of chronic myeloid leukaemia in chronic phase, and the association of cytopenias/cytosis with the degree of fibrosis.

Study Design: Descriptive study.

Place And Duration Of Study: King Edward Medical University, Lahore, from March 2015 to April 2017.