An Investigation of Connections between Birth Defects and Cancers Arising in Adolescence and Very Young Adulthood.
This study investigated the relationship between birth defects and cancer in adolescents and very young adults using California's population-based registries. Although overall cancer risk was elevated among individuals with chromosomal birth defects, this was not observed in those with nonchromosomal birth defects, as was demonstrated previously in younger children.
Cancer Prevention Institute of California, Berkeley, CA. Electronic address: julie.vonbehren@cpic.org.
Julie
J
Von Behren
Department of Neurology, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA; Department of Pediatrics, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA; Department of Neurosurgery, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA; Department of Human Biology, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA.
Paul Graham
PG
Fisher
Department of Pediatrics, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA.
Suzan L
SL
Carmichael
Department of Pediatrics, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA.
Gary M
GM
Shaw
Cancer Prevention Institute of California, Berkeley, CA; Department of Health Research and Policy, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA.
Peggy
P
Reynolds
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002140:California / Q000453:epidemiology; D002869:Chromosome Aberrations; D000013:Congenital Abnormalities / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology*; D012042:Registries; D055815:Young Adult
congenital abnormalities; medical record linkage; registries; risk