Cancer Risk in Children and Adolescents with Birth Defects: A Population-Based Cohort Study

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Authors

Lorenzo D. Botto · University of Utah

Timothy J. Flood · Arizona Department of Health Services

Julian Little · University of Ottawa

Mark Fluchel · University of Utah

Sergey Krikov · University of Utah

Marcia L. Feldkamp · University of Utah

Yuan Wu ·

Abstract

Children with some structural, non-chromosomal birth defects, but not others, have a moderately increased risk for childhood cancer. Information on such selective risk can promote more effective clinical evaluation, counseling, and research.

Topics & Keywords

Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia research Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Studies

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: PLoS ONE

Volume 8, Issue 7, pp. e69077-e69077

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0069077

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