Can the "Hispanic Paradox" Shed Light on Childhood Cancer Risk?

Conclusions: With notable exceptions, the children of foreign-born Hispanic mothers tended to have cancer rates lower than those of US-born Hispanic mothers. Risk factors identified as driving the Hispanic paradox may be fruitful for study among these childhood cancer types.

Source: Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers and Prevention - March 31, 2015 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Heck, J., Park, A., Cockburn, M., Ritz, B. Tags: ASPO 39th Annual Meeting Abstracts Source Type: research