Cohort study of familial viral hepatitis and risks of paediatric cancers.

Julia E HeckChia-Kai WuXiwen HuangKara W ChewMyron TongNoah FedermanBeate RitzOnyebuchi A ArahChung-Yi LiFei YuJorn OlsenJohnni HansenPei-Chen Lee

Published in: International journal of epidemiology (2022)

Parental HBV and HCV may be risk factors for hepatic and non-hepatic cancers in children. If associations are causal, then parental screening and treatment with antivirals may prevent some paediatric cancers.

Keyphrases

intensive care unit
emergency department
hepatitis c virus
hepatitis b virus
young adults
sars cov
early onset
human immunodeficiency virus
risk assessment
childhood cancer
combination therapy
liver failure
hiv infected
antiretroviral therapy