Login / Signup

Advancing Parental Age and Risk of Solid Tumors in Children: A Case-Control Study in Peru.

Ligia RíosMaría Liliana Vásquez PonceMónica OscanoaIván MazaJenny Gerónimo
Published in: Journal of oncology (2018)
Our results suggest that advanced parental age is associated with the risk for the development of retinoblastoma. Advanced paternal age increases the risk of non-Hodgkin lymphoma and gonadal germ cell tumor. The higher the order of birth of the children, the less the chance of developing any neoplasm.
Keyphrases
  • germ cell
  • young adults
  • pregnant women