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Childhood central nervous system tumors and leukemia: Incidence and familial risk. A comparative population-based
Ruby Del Risco Kollerud1, Lisa A Cannon-Albright2, Hege S Haugnes3,4
1The National Centre for Occupational Rehabilitation, Norway, Norway.
Background:
In this study, we aimed to evaluate incidence rates and family risk of the most common childhood cancers, tumors in the central nervous system (CNS), and leukemia among individuals from Norway and individuals with Scandinavian ancestry living in Utah.
Methods:
We used the Utah Population Database and the Norwegian National Population Register linked to Cancer registries to identify cancers in children born between 1966 and 2015 and their first-degree relatives. We calculated incidence rates and hazards ratios.
Results:
The overall incidence of CNS tumors increased with consecutive birth cohorts similarly in Utah and Norway (both P < 0.001). Incidence rates of leukemia were more stable and similar in both Utah and in Norway with 4.6/100 000 person-years among children (<15 years) born in the last cohort. A family history of CNS tumors was significantly associated with risk of childhood CNS tumors in Utah HR = 3.05 (95% CI 1.80-5.16) and Norway HR = 2.87 (95% CI 2.20-3.74). In Norway, children with a first-degree relative diagnosed with leukemia had high risk of leukemia (HR = 2.39, 95% CI 1.61-3.55).
Conclusion:
Despite geographical distance and assumed large lifestyle differences, two genetically linked pediatric populations show similar incidences of CNS tumors and leukemia in the period 1966-2015. CNS tumors and leukemia aggregated in families in both countries.
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