Environmental exposure and cancer in children - A conceptual framework forthe pediatrician

Pediatricians frequently are asked to make recommendations regarding the pr otection of children from suspected carcinogenic agents. Information on hea lth effects of suspected cancer causing environmental exposures is often in complete, however. Informed recommendations require systematic assessments of the weight of evidence from available studies and placement of the studi es into a conceptual framework that allows for available data to be reviewe d in the context of epidemiology principles of causal inference.