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Increased incidence of childhood, prostate and breast cancers in relatives of childhood cancer patients.
Familial cancer - 1 Mar 2012
Magnusson Susanne, Wiebe Thomas, Kristoffersson Ulf, Jernström Helena, Olsson Håkan
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Whether cancer predisposing familial factors are associated with childhood tumors is unclear. The purpose was to study the incidence of childhood and adult tumors in extended families of children with cancer. Family history of cancer was obtained through questionnaires, and the Swedish Population-, and Cancer Registries for 194 childhood cancer patients aged ≤18 years, diagnosed 1972-2009. Standardized cancer...
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