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Family history of cancer and non-malignant diseases and risk of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia: a Children's Oncology Group Study.
Cancer epidemiology - 1 Feb 2012
Zierhut Heather, Linet Martha S, Robison Leslie L, Severson Richard K, Spector Logan
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BACKGROUND: Studies of family history of cancer and non-malignant diseases in childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) show inconsistent findings. Most studies show no increased risk with family history of cancer. Non-malignant diseases such as allergic diseases, autoimmune diseases, birth defects and thyroid diseases have been reported to be associated with ALL. METHODS: We conducted a case-control study of...
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