Risk of Childhood Cancer by Maternal Birthplace: A Test of the Hispanic Paradox.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

The Hispanic epidemiologic paradox is the phenomenon that non-US-born Hispanic mothers who immigrate to the United States have better pregnancy outcomes than their US-born counterparts. It is unknown whether this advantage extends to childhood cancer risk.

Objective

To determine whether the risk for childhood cancers among Hispanic children varies by maternal birthplace.

Design, setting, and participants

In this population-based case-control study conducted in June 2015, cohort members were identified through California birth records of children born in California from January 1, 1983, to December 31, 2011. Information on cancer diagnoses was obtained from California Cancer Registry records from 1988 to 2012. Cases (n = 13 666) were identified from among ch

SUBMITTER: Heck JE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4899125 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature