I trained in medicine and epidemiology in Paris. Since 2010, I have been working in the field of childhood cancer epidemiology.
Most of my research aims to improve our understanding the causes of childhood cancer, in particular regarding genetic, perinatal and medical factors. Also interested in survival and survivorship, I am a member of the executive committee of the Childhood Cancer Observation Platform, with Claire Poulalhon and François Doz.
I am principal investigator of the ESCALE and ESTELLE national case-control studies, initially conducted by Dr Jacqueline Clavel (Aetiological studies). I also lead of the “Epidemiology of childhood and adolescent cancer” axis of the OPPaLE team, with Stéphanie Goujon.
My research is enhanced by strong national and international collaborations. I am a Visiting Senior Research Fellow within the Department of Health Sciences of the University of York (Epidemiology and Cancer Statistics - Health Sciences, University of York), and an member of the Management Group of the Childhood Cancer and Leukaemia International Consortium (https://www.clic.ngo/).
I enjoy teaching and supervising students and young researchers.
Research interests
- Childhood cancer epidemiology
- Genetics
- Medical risk factors
- Survivorship
Key publications
- Msallem E, Pacquement H, Olivier L, Brugières L, Landman Parker J, Garnier N, Lambilliotte A, Faure L, Clavel J, Bonaventure A. Association between perinatal factors and childhood lymphoma-A pooled analysis of the ESCALE and ESTELLE Studies (SFCE). Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2025 Feb; 72(2):e31439. doi: 10.1002/pbc.31439.
View publication - Bonaventure A, Simpson J, Kane E, Roman E. Maternal illnesses during pregnancy and the risk of childhood cancer: a medical-record based analysis (UKCCS). Int J Cancer 2024 Nov 13. doi: 10.1002/ijc.35166
View publication - Bonaventure A, Kane E, Simpson J, Roman E. Maternal infections and medications in pregnancy: how does self-report compare to medical records in childhood cancer case-control studies? Int J Epidemiol. 2023 Aug 2;52(4):1187-1196. doi: 10.1093/ije/dyad019.
View publication - Ajrouche R, Chandab G, Petit A, Strullu M, Nelken B, Plat G, Michel G, Domenech C, Clavel J, Bonaventure A. Allergies, genetic polymorphisms of Th2 interleukins, and childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia: The ESTELLE study. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2022 Mar;69(3):e29402. doi: 10.1002/pbc.29402.
View publication - Schraw J, Bailey H, Bonaventure A, Mora AM, Roman E, Mueller B, Clavel J, Petridou E, Karalexi M, Ntzani E, Ezzat S, Rashed W, Marcotte E, Spector L, Metayer C, Kang AY, Magnani C, Miligi L, Dockerty J, Mejía-Aranguré JM, Núñez-Enríquez JC, Infante-Rivard C, Milne E, Scheurer M. Infant feeding practices and childhood acute leukemia: Findings from the Childhood Leukemia International Consortium. Int J Cancer. 2022 Oct 1;151(7):1013-1023. doi: 10.1002/ijc.34062
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