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Cancer risk in children and young adults born preterm: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Katryn PaquetteHallie ColtinAriane BoivinDevendra AmreAnne-Monique NuytThuy Mai Luu
Published in: PloS one (2019)
Children born premature may be at increased risk for hepatoblastoma but there is no strong evidence of an increased risk of primary central nervous system tumours or neuroblastoma. There is insufficient evidence to conclude whether prematurity modulates the risk of other childhood cancers.
Keyphrases
  • young adults
  • low birth weight
  • gestational age
  • childhood cancer
  • preterm infants
  • preterm birth