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Sex differences in childhood cancer risk among children with major birth defects: a Nordic population-based nested case-control study.

Dagrun Slettebø DaltveitKari KlungsøyrAnders EngelandAnders EkbomGissler MikaIngrid GlimeliusTom GrotmolLaura Madanat-HarjuojaAnne Gulbech OrdingHenrik Toft SørensenRebecca TroisiTone Bjørge
Published in: International journal of epidemiology (2022)
The birth defect-cancer associations were generally stronger among females than males. Birth defects did not act as a strong mediator for the modest differences in childhood cancer risk by sex, suggesting that other biological pathways are involved.
Keyphrases
  • childhood cancer
  • young adults
  • gestational age
  • papillary thyroid
  • pregnancy outcomes
  • squamous cell carcinoma
  • preterm birth
  • squamous cell