Predictors of LexisNexis residential history availability and registry data concordance for childhood cancer research.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Use of a commercial database to obtain residential history information in environmental epidemiologic studies of cancer can lead to information bias if data availability varies by individual sociodemographic factors or case status. Residential data that are not missing at random and data that are discordant with cancer registry or birth record address data can impact subsequent exposure assessments. In our study of childhood cancers, we aimed to determine if the availability of residential history information differs by case status or other potential confounders and if there was agreement with cancer registry and birth records address data.

Methods

We worked with LexisNexis to retrieve residential histories for mothers of 3573 childhood cancer cases and 7160 contr

SUBMITTER: Binczewski NR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12448388 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature