Children with certain types of major birth defects not caused by chromosome abnormalities are at increased risk for childhood cancer, according to a new study. Researchers analyzed data from Arizona, Iowa and Utah and found that children born with eye defects, cleft palate, some heart and kidney defects, and a condition in which the head is smaller than normal (microcephaly) were two times more likely to develop cancer before age 15 than children without these birth defects. Read more here.
Study mentioned: Botto LD, et al. Cancer risk in children and adolescents with birth defects: a population-based cohort study. PLoS One. 2013 Jul 17;8(7):e69077. PMID: 23874873
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