Showing posts with label childhood cancer survivors. Show all posts
Showing posts with label childhood cancer survivors. Show all posts
Wednesday, January 25, 2012
full text Editorial (plus link to abstract (paper) - Does Cancer Treatment in Childhood Induce Transgenerational Genetic Damage?
Editorial:
"Because childhood cancer and many of the selected outcomes are rare, both studies were limited by small numbers, although they are among the largest to date, given that they include survivors from 26 participating research centers in North America and Canada and all survivors of childhood cancer in the country of Denmark, respectively. The relatively small number of outcomes to evaluate does result in low precision in risk estimates, especially for subgroups. By setting up an international study of transgenerational effects of cancer treatment (the Genetic Consequences of Cancer Treatment study involving researchers from both groups13), the sample size was increased by adding the offspring of cancer survivors diagnosed in early adulthood in both Denmark and Finland. This study is expected to provide more definitive answers to questions about the integrity of the germline in human populations that have been exposed to mutagenic cancer therapy."
Abstract/link:
ORIGINAL REPORTS - Pediatric Oncology: Congenital Anomalies in the Children of Cancer Survivors: A Report From the Childhood Cancer Survivor Study
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