Article describes how only a few studies have reported on the association between hyperemesis gravidarum and the risk of childhood cancer. The authors examined possible associations in this population-based study in Denmark.
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Article describes how only a few studies have reported on the association between hyperemesis gravidarum and the risk of childhood cancer. The authors examined possible associations in this population-based study in Denmark.
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Abstract: Objective: Only a few studies have reported on the association between hyperemesis gravidarum and the risk of childhood cancer. We examined possible associations in this population-based study in Denmark. Methods: Pediatric cancer cases (n = 6420) were ascertained from the Denmark Cancer Registry among children born between 1977 and 2013. Twenty-five controls were matched to each case by sex and birth date from the Central Person Registry (n = 160500). Mothers with hyperemesis gravidarum were ascertained from the National Patient Register. The risk of childhood cancer was estimated using conditional logistic regression. In a separate analysis, we examined pregnancy prescription of antinauseant medications, ascertained from the National Pharmaceutical Register, to determine associations with childhood cancers. Results: In Denmark, hyperemesis gravidarum was associated with an increased risk of childhood cancer [all types combined; Odds Ratio (OR) = 1.43, 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.12, 1.81; n = 73 exposed cases). Hyperemesis gravidarum was also associated with an increased risk of neuroblastoma (OR = 2.52, 95% CI 1.00, 6.36; n = 5 exposed cases), acute lymphoblastic leukemia (OR = 1.63, 95% CI 0.98, 2.72; n = 16 exposed cases), and non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma (OR = 2.41, 95% CI 0.95, 6.08; n = 5 exposed cases). We observed no childhood cancer risk increase from antinauseant prescriptions (OR = 1.05, 95% CI 0.84, 1.30; n = 91 exposed cases). Conclusion: Our results are suggestive of an association between hyperemesis gravidarum and the overall cancer risk in offspring, particularly for neuroblastoma. Mothers with hyperemesis gravidarum should be closely monitored and receive appropriate treatment during pregnancy.
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Orimoloye, Helen T.; Deng, Chuanjie; Hansen, Johnni; Olsen, Jorn; Saechao, Chai; Ritz, Beate et al.Hyperemesis gravidarum and the risk of childhood cancer- A case-control study in Denmark,
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