Influence of family size and birth order on risk of cancer: a population-based study

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Family size and birth order are known to influence the risk of some cancers. However, it is still unknown whether these effects change from early to later adulthood. We used the data of the Swedish Family-Cancer Database to further a...

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Main Authors: Sundquist Jan, Thomsen Hauke, Weires Marianne, Bevier Melanie, Hemminki Kari
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-05-01
Series:BMC Cancer
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2407/11/163