Cancers in the first-degree relatives of children with brain tumours

British Journal of Cancer

Volumn 83, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 407-411

  Hemminki, K ^a   Li, X ^a   Vaittinen, P ^a   Dong, C ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Astrocytoma; Ependymoma; Medulloblastoma; Meningioma; Second cancer

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTOMA; BRAIN TUMOR; CANCER RISK; CHILDHOOD CANCER; COLON CANCER; DATA BASE; EPENDYMOMA; FAMILIAL CANCER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDULLOBLASTOMA; MENINGIOMA; PARENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGENY; RELATIVE; SALIVARY GLAND CANCER; SCHOOL CHILD; SIBLING; SWEDEN;

EID: 0033917820     PISSN: 00070920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1054/bjoc.2000.1252     Document Type: Article

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