Children of different racial/ethnic backgrounds have varying risks of cancer. However, to the authors' knowledge, few studies to date have examined cancer occurrence in children of mixed ancestry.This population-based case-control study examined cancer among children aged <15 years using linked cancer and birth registry data from 5 US states from 1978 through 2004. Data were available for 13,249 cancer cases and 36,996 controls selected from birth records. Parental race/ethnicity was determined from birth records. Logistic regression analysis was used to examine the association of cancer with different racial/ethnic groups.Compared with whites, blacks had a 28

作者：Eric J, Chow；Susan E, Puumala；Beth A, Mueller；Susan E, Carozza；Erin E, Fox；Scott, Horel；Kimberly J, Johnson；Colleen C, McLaughlin；Peggy, Reynolds；Julie, Von Behren；Logan G, Spector

来源：Cancer 2010 年 116卷 12期