Family history of cancer and malignant germ cell tumors in children: A report from the Children's Oncology Group

Family history of testicular cancer is an established risk factor for adult testicular germ cell tumors (GCT). We evaluated the association between family history of cancer and pediatric GCT in a Children's Oncology Group case-control study that included 274 GCT cases (195 female and 79 male) d...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Cancer causes & control 2010-02, Vol.21 (2), p.181-189
Hauptverfasser:	Poynter, Jenny N, Radzom, Amy H, Spector, Logan G, Puumala, Susan, Robison, Leslie L, Chen, Zhi, Ross, Julie A, Shu, Xiao-Ou
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adolescent Adult Age Biomedical and Life Sciences Biomedicine Cancer Cancer Research Case-Control Studies Child Child, Preschool Childhood Children Children & youth Congenital diseases Epidemiology Families & family life Family Family Health Family history Family medical history Female Germ cells Hematology Humans Infant Infant, Newborn Interviews Logistic Models Male Melanoma Middle Aged Mothers Neoplasms - diagnosis Neoplasms - genetics Neoplasms, Germ Cell and Embryonal - diagnosis Neoplasms, Germ Cell and Embryonal - genetics Oncology Original Paper Ovarian cancer Parents Parents & parenting Pediatrics Predisposing factors Public Health Testicular cancer Tumors Uterus
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Zusammenfassung:	Family history of testicular cancer is an established risk factor for adult testicular germ cell tumors (GCT). We evaluated the association between family history of cancer and pediatric GCT in a Children's Oncology Group case-control study that included 274 GCT cases (195 female and 79 male) diagnosed
ISSN:	0957-5243 1573-7225
DOI:	10.1007/s10552-009-9448-2