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Family cancer history and risk of brain tumors in children: results of the SEARCH international brain tumor study.
Cancer causes & control : CCC - 1 Aug 2008
Searles Nielsen Susan, Mueller Beth A, Preston-Martin Susan, Holly Elizabeth A, Little Julian, Bracci Paige M, McCredie Margaret, Peris-Bonet Rafael, Cordier Sylvaine, Filippini Graziella, Lubin Flora
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OBJECTIVE: To examine whether childhood brain tumors (CBTs) are associated with a family history of brain tumors or other cancers in an international case-control study. METHODS: Cancers in children's first- and second-degree relatives were ascertained by interview with parents of 620 children with astroglial tumors, 255 with primitive neuroectodermal tumors, 324 with other CBTs, and 2,218 controls from...
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