Maternal anemia and the risk of childhood cancer: A population-based cohort study in Taiwan.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Childhood cancer may be related to maternal health in pregnancy. Maternal anemia is a common condition in pregnancy, especially in low-income countries, but the association between maternal anemia and childhood cancer has not been widely studied.

Objective

To examine the potential relation between maternal anemia during pregnancy and childhood cancers in a population-based cohort study in Taiwan.

Methods

We examined the relationship between maternal anemia and childhood cancer in Taiwan (N = 2160 cancer cases, 2,076,877 noncases). Cases were taken from the National Cancer Registry, and noncases were selected from birth records. Using national health registries, we obtained maternal anemia diagnoses. We estimated the risks for childhood cancers using Cox pro

SUBMITTER: Orimoloye HT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10773261 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature