Primal Health Databank: Study
| Entry No: | 0073 |
| Title: | Birth weight and the incidence of childhood cancer |
| Author(s): | Daling J, et al. |
| Reference: | J Nat. Cancer Inst. 1985; 72,5: 1039-1041 |
| Place of Study: | Washington State, USA |
| Abstract: | Birth certificates for 681 children with cancer were linked with cancer registry data. Among children with cancer (particularly leukaemia and neuroblastoma) diagnosed before age 2 there was a greater incidence of high birth weight (over 4000g) |
| Keyword(s): | birth weight, cancer in childhood |
| Discussion: | No discussion mentioned for this entry |
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