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Hoang TT, Schraw JM, Peckham-Gregory EC, Scheurer ME, Lupo PJ. Fetal growth and pediatric cancer: A pan-cancer analysis in 7000 cases and 37 000 controls. Int J Cancer 2024; 154:41-52. [PMID: 37555673 DOI: 10.1002/ijc.34683] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2023] [Revised: 07/12/2023] [Accepted: 07/24/2023] [Indexed: 08/10/2023]
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Birth weight is an established risk factor for some pediatric cancers but is dependent on gestational age and sex. Furthermore, it is unclear how associations may differ by infant sex, age at diagnosis, maternal race/ethnicity and maternal nativity status. We examined the association between size for gestation and a spectrum of pediatric cancers registered in the Texas Cancer Registry from 1995 to 2011. We analyzed up to 7547 cases and 37 735 controls. Analyses were conducted using logistic regression. Small-for-gestational age (SGA) and large-for-gestational age (LGA) were significantly associated with several tumors. SGA was associated with hepatic tumors (aOR = 1.76, 95% CI: 1.13, 2.74). Conversely, inverse associations were with Hodgkin lymphoma (aOR = 0.41, 95% CI: 0.19, 0.87) and soft tissue sarcomas (aOR = 0.65, 95% CI: 0.43, 0.97). LGA was associated with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (aOR = 1.37, 95% CI: 1.19, 1.57), Burkitt lymphoma (aOR = 1.90, 95% CI: 1.05, 3.45) and germ cell tumors (aOR = 1.55, 95% CI: 1.08, 2.23). Results did not differ when stratified by infant sex. The association with LGA and leukemia was strongest in those diagnosed 1 to 5 and 6 to 10 years. When stratified by maternal race/ethnicity, the association with LGA and neuroblastoma and renal tumors was strongest in children whose mother identified as non-Hispanic/Latina (H/L) Black. Among H/L women, children of Mexican-born women had a stronger association with LGA and leukemia, CNS tumors, neuroblastoma and renal tumors than children of US-born women (aOR range: 1.61-2.25 vs 1.12-1.27). Size for gestation is associated with several pediatric cancers. Associations may differ by age at diagnosis, maternal race/ethnicity and nativity.
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- Thanh T Hoang
- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Hematology-Oncology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA
- Dan L. Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA
- Cancer and Hematology Center, Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Hematology-Oncology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA
- Dan L. Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA
- Cancer and Hematology Center, Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Hematology-Oncology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA
- Dan L. Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA
- Cancer and Hematology Center, Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Hematology-Oncology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA
- Dan L. Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA
- Cancer and Hematology Center, Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Hematology-Oncology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA
- Dan L. Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA
- Cancer and Hematology Center, Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, Texas, USA
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Schraw JM, Sok P, Desrosiers TA, Janitz AE, Langlois PH, Canfield MA, Frazier AL, Plon SE, Lupo PJ, Poynter JN. Associations between birth defects and childhood and adolescent germ cell tumors according to sex, histologic subtype, and site. Cancer 2023; 129:3300-3308. [PMID: 37366624 DOI: 10.1002/cncr.34906] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2023] [Revised: 05/01/2023] [Accepted: 05/08/2023] [Indexed: 06/28/2023]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Studies have reported increased rates of birth defects among children with germ cell tumors (GCTs). However, few studies have evaluated associations by sex, type of defect, or tumor characteristics. METHODS Birth defect-GCT associations were evaluated among pediatric patients (N = 552) with GCTs enrolled in the Germ Cell Tumor Epidemiology Study and population-based controls (N = 6380) without cancer from the Genetic Overlap Between Anomalies and Cancer in Kids Study. The odds ratio (OR) and 95% confidence interval (CI) of GCTs according to birth defects status were estimated by using unconditional logistic regression. All defects were considered collectively and by genetic and chromosomal syndromes and nonsyndromic defects. Stratification was by sex, tumor histology (yolk sac tumor, teratoma, germinoma, and mixed/other), and location (gonadal, extragonadal, and intracranial). RESULTS Birth defects and syndromic defects were more common among GCT cases than controls (6.9% vs. 4.0% and 2.7% vs. 0.2%, respectively; both p < .001). In multivariable models, GCT risk was increased among children with birth defects (OR, 1.7; 95% CI, 1.3-2.4) and syndromic defects (OR, 10.4; 95% CI, 4.9-22.1). When stratified by tumor characteristics, birth defects were associated with yolk sac tumors (OR, 2.7; 95% CI, 1.3-5.0) and mixed/other histologies (OR, 2.1; 95% CI, 1.2-3.5) and both gonadal tumors (OR, 1.7; 95% CI, 1.0-2.7) and extragonadal tumors (OR, 3.8; 95% CI, 2.1-6.5). Nonsyndromic defects specifically were not associated with GCTs. In sex-stratified analyses, associations were observed among males but not females. CONCLUSIONS These data suggest that males with syndromic birth defects are at an increased risk of pediatric GCTs, whereas males with nonsyndromic defects and females are not at an increased risk. PLAIN LANGUAGE SUMMARY We investigated whether birth defects (such as congenital heart disease or Down syndrome) are linked to childhood germ cell tumors (GCTs), cancers that mainly develop in the ovaries or testes. We studied different types of birth defects (defects that were caused by chromosome changes such as Down syndrome or Klinefelter syndrome and defects that were not) and different types of GCTs. Only chromosome changes such as Down syndrome or Klinefelter syndrome were linked to GCTs. Our study suggests that most children with birth defects are not at an increased risk of GCTs because most birth defects are not caused by chromosome changes.
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- Jeremy M Schraw
- Section of Hematology-Oncology, Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Section of Hematology-Oncology, Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology, Gillings School of Global Public Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
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- Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, Hudson College of Public Health, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA
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- Division of Epidemiology, Human Genetics and Environmental Sciences, University of Texas School of Public Health, Austin, Texas, USA
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- Birth Defects Epidemiology and Surveillance Branch, Texas Department of State Health Services, Austin, Texas, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
- Department of Pediatric Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Section of Hematology-Oncology, Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA
- Department of Molecular and Human Genetics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Section of Hematology-Oncology, Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
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Lyvannak S, Sereyleak B, Farrilend P, Thy V, Keller FG, Jarzembowski JA, Camitta B. Pyrites: An Abdominal Mass. J Pediatr Hematol Oncol 2023; 45:103-104. [PMID: 36730949 DOI: 10.1097/mph.0000000000002572] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2022] [Accepted: 09/19/2022] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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- Sam Lyvannak
- Angkor Hospital for Children, Siem Reap, Cambodia
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- Angkor Hospital for Children, Siem Reap, Cambodia
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- Children's Healthcare of Atlanta/Emory University, Atlanta, GA
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Hall C, Hansen J, Olsen J, He D, von Ehrenstein OS, Ritz B, Heck JE. Parental occupation and childhood germ cell tumors: a case-control study in Denmark, 1968-2016. Cancer Causes Control 2021; 32:827-836. [PMID: 33907877 PMCID: PMC8236473 DOI: 10.1007/s10552-021-01434-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2020] [Accepted: 04/13/2021] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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PURPOSE To examine associations between parental occupation and childhood germ cell tumors (GCTs) in offspring while distinguishing by common histologic subtype (i.e., yolk sac tumor and teratoma). METHODS This population-based case-control study included childhood GCT cases in Denmark diagnosed 1968-2015 (< 16 years old at diagnosis) and sex and birth year-matched controls. Demographic information and parental employment histories were obtained from Danish registries. Parental occupation was assessed by industry; job-exposure matrices were used to examine specific occupational exposures (i.e., potentially carcinogenic organic solvents and social contact). Conditional multivariable logistic regression models were used to estimate odds ratios (OR) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs). RESULTS Overall, 178 childhood GCT cases (50 yolk sac tumors; 65 teratomas) and 4,355 controls were included for analysis. Maternal employment in education during pregnancy was associated with offspring GCTs (OR 2.45, 95% CI 1.23-4.90), especially yolk sac tumors (OR 5.27, 95% CI 1.94-14.28). High levels of both maternal and paternal occupational social contact were also associated with offspring yolk sac tumors across all exposure periods (ORs 2.30-4.63). No signals were observed for paternal occupational solvent exposure, while imprecise associations were estimated for maternal exposure (e.g., dichloromethane exposure during pregnancy, OR 1.51, 95% CI 0.77-2.95). CONCLUSION Our findings suggest that parental occupation is associated with offspring GCTs, with most consistent evidence supporting an association between maternal employment in education or other high social contact jobs and offspring yolk sac tumors.
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- Clinton Hall
- Department of Epidemiology, Fielding School of Public Health, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Danish Cancer Society Research Center, Danish Cancer Society, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Epidemiology, Fielding School of Public Health, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
- Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark
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- Department of Epidemiology, Fielding School of Public Health, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology, Fielding School of Public Health, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
- Department of Community Health Sciences, Fielding School of Public Health, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology, Fielding School of Public Health, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology, Fielding School of Public Health, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
- College of Health and Public Service, University of North Texas, Denton, TX, USA.
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Seppälä LK, Vettenranta K, Leinonen MK, Tommiska V, Madanat-Harjuoja LM. Preterm birth, neonatal therapies and the risk of childhood cancer. Int J Cancer 2020; 148:2139-2147. [PMID: 33128776 DOI: 10.1002/ijc.33376] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2020] [Revised: 10/13/2020] [Accepted: 10/19/2020] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Our aim was to study the impact of preterm birth and neonatal therapies on the risk of childhood cancer using a nationwide, registry-based, case-control design. Combining population-based data from Finnish Medical Birth Registry (MBR) and Finnish Cancer Registry, we identified a total of 2029 patients diagnosed with cancer under the age of 20 years and 10 103 age- and sex-matched controls over the years 1996 to 2014. Information on the prenatal and perinatal conditions was obtained from the MBR. Gestational age was categorized into early (<32) and late preterm (32-36) and term (≥37 weeks). Cancer risk among the preterm compared to term neonates was evaluated using conditional logistic regression. We identified 141 cancers among the preterm (20.8% of 678) vs 1888 cancers in the term children (16.5% of 11 454). The risk of any cancer was increased for the preterm (odds ratio [OR] 1.28, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.06-1.57), especially for the early preterm (OR 1.84, 95% CI 1.16-2.92). The risk of acute myeloid leukemia (AML; OR 2.33, 95% CI 1.25-4.37), retinoblastoma (OR 3.21, 95% CI 1.22-8.41) and germ cell tumors (OR 5.89, 95% CI 2.29-15.18) was increased among the preterm compared to term. Germ cell tumors were diagnosed at a significantly younger age among the preterm. Neonatal therapies, for example, mechanical ventilation, were associated with an increased risk of childhood cancer independent of gestational age. Preterm, especially early preterm birth, is associated with an increased risk of childhood cancer, especially germ cell tumors and AML. Respiratory distress requiring neonatal intervention also appears to be associated with an increased risk.
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- Laura K Seppälä
- University of Helsinki, Children's Hospital, Pediatric Research Center, Helsinki, Finland
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- University of Helsinki, Children's Hospital, University of Helsinki and the Finnish Red Cross Blood Service, Helsinki, Finland
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- Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare, Information Services Department, Unit of Statistics and Registers, Helsinki, Finland
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- Helsinki Children's Hospital, Division of Neonatology, Helsinki, Finland
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Heck JE, Huang X, Calkins KL, Sun Y, Olsen J, Ritz B, Hansen J. Phototherapy and childhood cancer: Shared risk factors. Int J Cancer 2020; 146:2059-2062. [PMID: 31593310 DOI: 10.1002/ijc.32701] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2019] [Accepted: 09/10/2019] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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- Julia E Heck
- Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, University of California, Los Angeles, CA.,Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of California, Los Angeles, CA
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- Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, University of California, Los Angeles, CA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Neonatology and Developmental Biology, David Geffen School of Medicine, Mattel Children's Hospital, University of California, Los Angeles, CA
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- Department of Neurology, Department of Clinical Medicine, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark.,National Center for Register-based Research, Department of Economics and Business Economics, Business and Social Science, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
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- Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
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- Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, University of California, Los Angeles, CA
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- Danish Cancer Society Research Center, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Heck JE, Lee PC, Wu CK, Tsai HY, Ritz B, Arah OA, Li CY. Gestational risk factors and childhood cancers: A cohort study in Taiwan. Int J Cancer 2020; 147:1343-1353. [PMID: 32020595 DOI: 10.1002/ijc.32905] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/12/2019] [Revised: 12/05/2019] [Accepted: 01/13/2020] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Gestational risk factors such as birth weight, gestational age and parity have been repeatedly found to be related to pediatric cancers, but few reports have emerged from Asian countries. Here we report on demographic and gestational factors in a Taiwanese cohort. Our study included all children born in Taiwan 2004-2014 for whom there was a birth record (n = 2,079,037), of which 1900 children had been diagnosed with cancer prior to age 12. We conducted multivariable hazard regression to examine associations between demographic and gestational factors with cancer. Greater parity (family with 2+ older children) was related to acute myeloid leukemia [Hazard ratio (HR) = 2.15, 95% confidence interval (CI): 1.31, 3.55), central nervous system tumors (HR = 1.67, CI: 1.13, 2.48) and neuroblastoma (HR = 1.67, CI: 1.07, 2.63). Hepatoblastoma cases had a higher risk of low birth weight (<2,500 g; HR = 3.01, CI: 1.85, 4.91), very preterm birth (<33 weeks gestation; HR = 13.71, CI: 7.45, 25.23), plural pregnancies (HR = 2.37, CI: 1.10, 5.14) and both small (HR = 2.13, CI: 1.23, 3.67) and large (HR = 1.83, CI: 1.01, 3.32) for gestational age. Germ cell tumors were more common among children born in rural areas (HR = 1.63, CI: 1.02, 2.60). Despite that Taiwan has lower rates of both high and low birthweight compared to other developed nations, we observed several similar associations to those reported in Western Countries. Further research should examine unique exposures in Taiwan that may be contributing to higher incidence of certain cancer types.
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- Julia E Heck
- Department of Epidemiology, Fielding School of Public Health, University of California-Los Angeles (UCLA), Los Angeles, CA.,Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA
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- Department of Health Care Management, National Taipei University of Nursing and Health Sciences, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Health Care Management, National Taipei University of Nursing and Health Sciences, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Health Care Management, National Taipei University of Nursing and Health Sciences, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Epidemiology, Fielding School of Public Health, University of California-Los Angeles (UCLA), Los Angeles, CA
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- Department of Epidemiology, Fielding School of Public Health, University of California-Los Angeles (UCLA), Los Angeles, CA.,Department of Statistics, UCLA College of Letters and Science, Los Angeles, CA.,Department of Public Health, Faculty of Health, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
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- Department of Public Health, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan.,Department of Public Health, College of Public Health, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan.,Department of Healthcare Administration, College of Medical and Health Science, Asia University, Taichung, Taiwan
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Hall C, Hansen J, von Ehrenstein OS, He D, Olsen J, Ritz B, Heck JE. Occupational livestock or animal dust exposure and offspring cancer risk in Denmark, 1968-2016. Int Arch Occup Environ Health 2020; 93:659-668. [PMID: 32025796 DOI: 10.1007/s00420-020-01524-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2019] [Accepted: 01/28/2020] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To examine associations with occupational livestock or other animal dust exposure and offspring cancer risk. METHODS In this population-based case-control study of Danish children aged < 17 years old, 5078 childhood cancer cases diagnosed 1968-2016 were matched to cancer-free controls by birth year and sex (n = 123,228). Occupational livestock or animal dust exposure was identified using a job-exposure matrix. We employed multivariable conditional logistic regression models to estimate associations with offspring cancer for births 1968-2016 and 1989-2016, with the latter timeframe reflecting a period of presumed higher exposure due to changes in Danish farming practices. Sensitivity analyses considered place of birth (urban areas vs. rural areas and small towns). RESULTS For births 1968-2016, paternal exposure from offspring birth to cancer diagnosis was associated with central nervous system tumors (adjusted odds ratio [OR] = 1.30, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.04-1.63) and germ cell tumors (OR = 1.82, 95% CI 1.05-3.27), while maternal pregnancy exposure was associated with astrocytoma (OR = 1.89, 95% CI 1.00-3.57). For births 1989-2016, paternal exposure from offspring birth to cancer diagnosis was negatively associated with acute lymphoid leukemia (OR = 0.58, 95% CI 0.33-1.00). For births in rural areas only, maternal exposure from offspring birth to cancer diagnosis was positively associated with acute myeloid leukemia (OR = 2.16, 95% CI 1.09-4.29). CONCLUSIONS This study suggests that paternal occupational animal exposure is associated with offspring germ cell tumors, and maternal pregnancy exposure with astrocytomas. Our results are mixed with respect to leukemia subtypes.
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- Clinton Hall
- Department of Epidemiology, Fielding School of Public Health, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Danish Cancer Society Research Center, Danish Cancer Society, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Epidemiology, Fielding School of Public Health, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA.,Department of Community Health Sciences, Fielding School of Public Health, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology, Fielding School of Public Health, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology, Fielding School of Public Health, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA.,Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark
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- Department of Epidemiology, Fielding School of Public Health, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology, Fielding School of Public Health, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
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Hall C, Heck JE, Ritz B, Cockburn M, Escobedo LA, von Ehrenstein OS. Prenatal Exposure to Air Toxics and Malignant Germ Cell Tumors in Young Children. J Occup Environ Med 2019; 61:529-534. [PMID: 31045852 PMCID: PMC6551274 DOI: 10.1097/jom.0000000000001609] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To assess prenatal air toxics exposure and risk for childhood germ cell tumors (GCTs) by histological subtype (yolk sac tumor and teratoma). METHODS In this case-control study, GCT cases less than 6 years (n = 243) identified from California Cancer Registry records were matched by birth year to cancer-free population controls (n = 147,100), 1984 to 2013. Routinely monitored air toxic exposures were linked to subjects' birth address. Logistic regression estimated GCT risks per interquartile range increase in exposure. RESULTS Prenatal exposure to various highly-correlated, traffic-related air toxics during the second trimester increased GCT risk, particularly 1,3-butadiene (odds ratio [OR] = 1.51; 95% confidence interval [CI] = 1.01, 2.26) and meta/para-xylene (OR = 1.56; 95% CI = 1.10, 2.21). Analyses by subtype indicated elevated ORs for yolk sac tumors but not teratomas. CONCLUSION Our estimated ORs are consistent with positive associations between some prenatal traffic-related air toxics and GCT risk, notably yolk sac tumors.
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Affiliation(s)
- Clinton Hall
- Department of Epidemiology, University of California, Los Angeles Fielding School of Public Health, Los Angeles, California (Dr Hall, Dr von Ehrenstein, Dr Ritz, Dr Heck); Department of Environmental Health Sciences, University of California, Los Angeles Fielding School of Public Health, Los Angeles, California (Dr Ritz); Department of Community Health Sciences, University of California, Los Angeles, Fielding School of Public Health, Los Angeles, California (Dr von Ehrenstein); Department of Preventive Medicine, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California (Dr Cockburn); Spatial Sciences Institute, Dornsife College of Arts, Letters and Sciences, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California (Dr Escobedo); Leidos, Inc., San Diego, California (Dr Hall)
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Williams LA, Mills L, Hooten AJ, Langer E, Roesler M, Frazier AL, Krailo M, Nelson HH, Bestrashniy J, Amatruda JF, Poynter JN. Differences in DNA methylation profiles by histologic subtype of paediatric germ cell tumours: a report from the Children's Oncology Group. Br J Cancer 2018; 119:864-872. [PMID: 30287918 PMCID: PMC6189207 DOI: 10.1038/s41416-018-0277-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2018] [Revised: 09/06/2018] [Accepted: 09/10/2018] [Indexed: 12/01/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Abnormal DNA methylation may be important in germ cell tumour (GCT) aetiology, as germ cells undergo complete epigenetic reprogramming during development. GCTs show differences in global and promoter methylation patterns by histologic subtype. We conducted an epigenome-wide study to identify methylation differences by GCT histology. METHODS Using the Illumina HumanMethylation450K array we measured methylation in 154 paediatric GCTs (21 germinomas/seminomas/dysgerminoma, 70 yolk sac tumours [YST], 9 teratomas, and 54 mixed histology tumours). We identified differentially methylated regions (DMRs) between GCT histologies by comparing methylation beta values. RESULTS We identified 8,481 DMRs (FWER < 0.05). Unsupervised hierarchical clustering of individual probes within DMRs resulted in four high level clusters closely corresponding to tumour histology. Clusters corresponding to age, location, sex and FFPE status were not observed within these DMRs. Germinomas displayed lower levels of methylation across the DMRs relative to the other histologic subtypes. Pathway analysis on the top 10% of genes with differential methylation in germinomas/seminomas/dysgerminoma compared to YST suggested angiogenesis and immune cell-related pathways displayed decreased methylation in germinomas/seminomas/dysgerminoma relative to YST. CONCLUSIONS Paediatric GCT histologies have differential methylation patterns. The genes that are differentially methylated may provide insights into GCT aetiology including the timing of GCT initiation.
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- Lindsay A Williams
- Division of Epidemiology & Clinical Research, Department of Pediatrics, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA
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- Minnesota Supercomputing Institute, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA
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- Division of Epidemiology & Clinical Research, Department of Pediatrics, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA
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- Division of Epidemiology & Clinical Research, Department of Pediatrics, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA
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- Division of Epidemiology & Clinical Research, Department of Pediatrics, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA
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- Dana-Farber/Boston Children's Cancer and Blood Disorders Center, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Preventative Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Division of Epidemiology and Community Health, University of Minnesota School of Public Health, Minneapolis, MN, USA
- Masonic Cancer Center, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA
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- Division of Epidemiology & Clinical Research, Department of Pediatrics, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA
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- Departments of Pediatrics, Molecular Biology and Internal Medicine, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA
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- Division of Epidemiology & Clinical Research, Department of Pediatrics, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA.
- Masonic Cancer Center, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA.
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Szigeti DL, Sutton DE. Pediatric Germ Cell Tumor: Case Study. JOURNAL OF DIAGNOSTIC MEDICAL SONOGRAPHY 2018. [DOI: 10.1177/8756479317712187] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Germ cell (yolk sac) tumors are rare tumors that often have a poor prognosis because they are not usually found until metastases have occurred. The diagnosis of yolk sac tumors is usually a multimodality diagnosis in conjunction with a biopsy of the lesion. This case study outlines the initial stages of diagnosing and treating a 22-month-old male patient who was found to have a widespread malignant yolk sac tumor in his abdominopelvic cavity. Sonography was used as the primary imaging modality due to the patient’s age, but it was soon determined that a follow-up with computed tomography was necessary. Because of the complicated nature and progression of the tumor, a surgical biopsy was then performed. During the procedure, it was also noted that the mass was hypervascular with extensive blood flow throughout the mass. Excision was not an option and chemotherapy treatment was recommended.
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- Deborah L. Szigeti
- UCONN Health, Farmington, CT, USA
- American Institute, White Plains, NY, USA
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Park AS, Ritz B, Ling C, Cockburn M, Heck JE. Exposure to ambient dichloromethane in pregnancy and infancy from industrial sources and childhood cancers in California. Int J Hyg Environ Health 2017; 220:1133-1140. [PMID: 28720343 PMCID: PMC5572480 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheh.2017.06.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2017] [Revised: 06/06/2017] [Accepted: 06/21/2017] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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BACKGROUND The incidence of childhood cancers has been increasing and environmental exposure to air toxics has been suggested as a possible risk factor. This study aims to explore ambient exposure to dichloromethane (methylene chloride). METHODS We frequency matched by birth year approximately 20 cancer-free controls identified from birth records to all childhood cancers ages 0-5 in the California Cancer Registry diagnosed from 1988 to 2012; i.e. 13,636 cases and a total of 270,673 controls. Information on industrial releases of dichloromethane within 3km of birth addresses was retrieved from mandatory industry reports to the EPA's Toxics Release Inventory (TRI). We derived exposure to dichloromethane within close vicinity of birth residences using several modeling techniques including unconditional logistic regression models with multiple buffer distances, inverse distance weighting, and quadratic decay models. RESULTS We observed elevated risks for germ cell tumors [Odds Ratio (OR): 1.52, 95% Confidence Interval (CI) 1.11, 2.08], particularly teratomas (OR: 2.08, 95% CI 1.38-3.13), and possible increased risk for acute myeloid leukemias (AML) (OR: 1.64, 95% CI 1.15-2.32 in the quadratic decay model). Risk estimates were similar in magnitude whether releases occurred in pregnancy or the child's first year of life. CONCLUSION Our findings suggest that exposure to industrial dichloromethane releases may be a risk factor for childhood germ cell tumors, teratomas, and possibly AML.
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- Andrew S Park
- Department of Epidemiology, Fielding School of Public Health, University of California, 650 Charles E. Young Dr. S, Box 951772, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1772, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology, Fielding School of Public Health, University of California, 650 Charles E. Young Dr. S, Box 951772, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1772, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology, Fielding School of Public Health, University of California, 650 Charles E. Young Dr. S, Box 951772, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1772, USA
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- Department of Preventive Medicine, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, 2001 N. Soto Street, Suite 318-A, Los Angeles, CA, USA; Department of Epidemiology, Colorado School of Public Health, University of Colorado, 13001 East 17th Place, Aurora, CO 80045, USA; Cancer Prevention and Control Program, Colorado Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Colorado, 13001 East 17th Place, Aurora, CO 80045, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology, Fielding School of Public Health, University of California, 650 Charles E. Young Dr. S, Box 951772, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1772, USA.
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Wong-Siegel JR, Johnson KJ, Gettinger K, Cousins N, McAmis N, Zamarione A, Druley TE. Congenital neurodevelopmental anomalies in pediatric and young adult cancer. Am J Med Genet A 2017; 173:2670-2679. [PMID: 28851129 PMCID: PMC5639360 DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.38387] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/01/2017] [Revised: 07/09/2017] [Accepted: 07/14/2017] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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Congenital anomalies that are diagnosed in at least 120,000 US infants every year are the leading cause of infant death and contribute to disability and pediatric hospitalizations. Several large-scale epidemiologic studies have provided substantial evidence of an association between congenital anomalies and cancer risk in children, suggesting potential underlying cancer-predisposing conditions and the involvement of developmental genetic pathways. Electronic medical records from 1,107 pediatric, adolescent, and young adult oncology patients were reviewed. The observed number (O) of congenital anomalies among children with a specific pediatric cancer subtype was compared to the expected number (E) of anomalies based on the frequency of congenital anomalies in the entire study population. The O/E ratios were tested for significance using Fisher's exact test. The Kaplan-Meier method was used to compare overall and neurological malignancy survival rates following tumor diagnosis. Thirteen percent of patients had a congenital anomaly diagnosis prior to their cancer diagnosis. When stratified by congenital anomaly subtype, there was an excess of neurological anomalies among children with central nervous system tumors (O/E = 1.56, 95%CI 1.13-2.09). Male pediatric cancer patients were more likely than females to have a congenital anomaly, particularly those <5 years of age (O/E 1.35, 95%CI 0.97-1.82). Our study provides additional insight into the association between specific congenital anomaly types and pediatric cancer development. Moreover, it may help to inform the development of new screening policies and support hypothesis-driven research investigating mechanisms underlying tumor predisposition in children with congenital anomalies.
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- Jeannette R Wong-Siegel
- Division of Hematology and Oncology, Department of Pediatrics, Washington University School of Medicine, Saint Louis, Missouri
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- Brown School Masters of Public Health Program, Washington University in St. Louis, Saint Louis, Missouri
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- Division of Hematology and Oncology, Department of Pediatrics, Washington University School of Medicine, Saint Louis, Missouri
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- Division of Hematology and Oncology, Department of Pediatrics, Washington University School of Medicine, Saint Louis, Missouri.,Brown School Masters of Public Health Program, Washington University in St. Louis, Saint Louis, Missouri
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- Division of Hematology and Oncology, Department of Pediatrics, Washington University School of Medicine, Saint Louis, Missouri
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- Division of Hematology and Oncology, Department of Pediatrics, Washington University School of Medicine, Saint Louis, Missouri
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- Division of Hematology and Oncology, Department of Pediatrics, Washington University School of Medicine, Saint Louis, Missouri
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Johnson KJ, Lee JM, Ahsan K, Padda H, Feng Q, Partap S, Fowler SA, Druley TE. Pediatric cancer risk in association with birth defects: A systematic review. PLoS One 2017; 12:e0181246. [PMID: 28749971 PMCID: PMC5716403 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0181246] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2017] [Accepted: 06/28/2017] [Indexed: 02/02/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Many epidemiological studies have examined associations between birth defects (BDs) and pediatric malignancy over the past several decades. Our objective was to conduct a systematic literature review of studies reporting on this association. METHODS We used librarian-designed searches of the PubMed Medline and Embase databases to identify primary research articles on pediatric neoplasms and BDs. English language articles from PubMed and Embase up to 10/12/2015, and in PubMed up to 5/12/2017 following an updated search, were eligible for inclusion if they reported primary epidemiological research results on associations between BDs and pediatric malignancies. Two reviewers coded each article based on the title and abstract to identify eligible articles that were abstracted using a structured form. Additional articles were identified through reference lists and other sources. Results were synthesized for pediatric cancers overall and for nine major pediatric cancer subtypes. RESULTS A total of 14,778 article citations were identified, of which 80 met inclusion criteria. Pediatric cancer risk was increased in most studies in association with BDs overall with some notable specific findings, including increased risks for CNS tumors in association with CNS abnormalities and positive associations between rib anomalies and several pediatric cancer types. CONCLUSIONS Some children born with BDs may be at increased risk for specific pediatric malignancy types. This work provides a foundation for future investigations that are needed to clarify specific BD types predisposing toward malignancy and possible underlying causes of both BDs and malignancy.
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- Kimberly J. Johnson
- Brown School, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri,
United States of America
- Department of Pediatrics, Washington University School of Medicine,
Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, United States of
America
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- Brown School, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri,
United States of America
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- Brown School, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri,
United States of America
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- Brown School, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri,
United States of America
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- Brown School, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri,
United States of America
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- Department of Neurology, Stanford University, Palo Alto, California,
United States of America
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- Brown School, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri,
United States of America
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- Department of Pediatrics, Washington University School of Medicine,
Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, United States of
America
- Division of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Washington University
School of Medicine, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri,
United States of America
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Xu X, Ritz B, Cockburn M, Lombardi C, Heck JE. Maternal Preeclampsia and Odds of Childhood Cancers in Offspring: A California Statewide Case-Control Study. Paediatr Perinat Epidemiol 2017; 31:157-164. [PMID: 28124497 PMCID: PMC5547573 DOI: 10.1111/ppe.12338] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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BACKGROUND Preeclampsia is a major cause of adverse effects on fetal health. We examined associations between fetal exposure to preeclampsia and subsequent odds of childhood cancers. METHODS We obtained childhood cancer cases (n = 13 669) diagnosed at 5 years old or younger between 1988 and 2012 from the California Cancer Registry and linked them to birth certificates. Controls (n = 271 383) were randomly selected from all California births and frequency matched to cases by birth year. We obtained data regarding preeclampsia during pregnancy, labour, and delivery from the medical worksheet of the electronic birth record. We used unconditional logistic regression models with stabilised inverse probability weights to estimate the effect of preeclampsia on each subtype of childhood cancer, taking into account potential confounding by pregnancy characteristics. Marginal structural models were fitted to assess the controlled direct effects of preeclampsia, independent of preterm delivery and NICU admission. RESULTS Although a null association was observed for all cancer subtypes combined (odds ratio (OR) 1.0, 95% confidence interval (CI) 0.9, 1.2), preeclampsia was found to be associated with increased odds of two histological subtypes of germ cell tumours: seminomas (OR 8.6, 95% CI 1.9, 38.4) and teratoma (OR 3.0, 95% CI 1.7, 5.4), but not yolk sac tumours in children. Odds remained elevated after adjusting for preterm delivery and NICU admission. Increases in odds were also observed for hepatoblastoma, however this association was attenuated in marginal structural models after accounting for NICU admission. CONCLUSIONS These findings suggest that maternal preeclampsia is associated with higher odds of some rare childhood cancers and may shed light on new aetiological factors for these cancers.
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- Xiaoqing Xu
- Department of Epidemiology, Fielding School of Public Health, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology, Fielding School of Public Health, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, USA,Department of Neurology, School of Medicine, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Department of Preventative Medicine, University of Southern California (USC) Keck School of Medicine and Department of Geography, USC, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology, Fielding School of Public Health, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology, Fielding School of Public Health, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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