Reduced occurrence of childhood cancer in twins compared to singletons: protection but by what mechanism?

Background: Several small studies combined have suggested that twins develop fewer childhood cancers than singletons. The national Swedish Family-Cancer Database contains information on a large population of multiple births providing an unbiased dataset for the estimation of cancer risk in twins. Li...

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Main Authors: Murphy, M, Bunch, K, Chen, B, Hemminki, K
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: Wiley-Liss 2008
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