Cesarean Section Is Associated with an Increased Risk of Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia and Hepatoblastoma in Children from Minnesota.
Lindsay A WilliamsMichaela RichardsonLogan G SpectorErin L MarcottePublished in: Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology (2021)
These associations require investigation to determine causality and rule out confounding by indication or reverse causality. The mechanisms underlying these associations may depend on neonatal immune system processes altered during C-section deliveries.