Family history of cancer and non-malignant diseases and risk of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia: A Children's Oncology Group Study

Cancer Epidemiology

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 45-51

  Zierhut, Heather ^a   Linet, Martha S ^b   Robison, Leslie L ^c   Severson, Richard K ^d   Spector, Logan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c ST JUDE CHILDREN S RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Acute lymphoblastic leukemia; Allergies; Autoimmune; Cancer; Case control study; Family history; Pediatric

Indexed keywords

ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA; ADOLESCENT; ALLERGIC DISEASE; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; BIRTH DEFECT; CANCER RISK; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CHILDHOOD LEUKEMIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; ESOPHAGUS CANCER; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; FOOD ALLERGY; GRANDPARENT; HUMAN; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELATIVE; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SCHOOL CHILD; TELEPHONE; THYROID DISEASE;

ADOLESCENT; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FAMILY HEALTH; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; NEOPLASMS; PRECURSOR CELL LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA-LYMPHOMA; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84855838293     PISSN: 18777821     EISSN: 1877783X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.canep.2011.06.004     Document Type: Article

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