Breast Cancer after Childhood Cancer
Authors: Gabriele Rossi
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (2005)

Letters15 March 2005Breast Cancer after Childhood CancerGabriele Rossi, MDGabriele Rossi, MDFrom University of Pavia, 27100 Pavia, Italy.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-142-6-200503150-00015 SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail TO THE EDITOR:I read with great interest the article by Kenney and colleagues (1) on risk factors associated with development of secondary breast cancer in a population of childhood cancer survivors. Were the authors able to perform their analysis taking into account the patients' birthweights? Recently, Ahlgren and colleagues (2) emphasized the already recognized role of high birthweight as an independent risk factor for breast cancer. Moreover, several studies (3-5) have indicated a positive association between high birthweight and the risk for some types of cancer (for example, Wilms tumors, brain tumors, leukemia, and lymphoma). Theoretically, therefore, in the ...References1. Kenney LB, Yasui Y, Inskip PD, Hammond S, Neglia JP, Mertens AC, et al. Breast cancer after childhood cancer: a report from the Childhood Cancer Survivor Study. Ann Intern Med. 2004;141:590-7. [PMID: 15492338] LinkGoogle Scholar2. Ahlgren M, Melbye M, Wohlfahrt J, Sorensen TI. Growth patterns and the risk of breast cancer in women. N Engl J Med. 2004;351:1619-26. [PMID: 15483280] CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar3. Schuz J, Kaletsch U, Meinert R, Kaatsch P, Michaelis J. High-birth weight and other risk factors for Wilms tumour: results of a population-based case–control study. Eur J Pediatr. 2001;160:333-8. [PMID: 11421411] CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar4. Hjalgrim LL, Rostgaard K, Hjalgrim H, Westergaard T, Thomassen H, Forestier E, et al. Birth weight and risk for childhood leukemia in Denmark, Sweden, Norway, and Iceland. J Natl Cancer Inst. 2004;96:1549-56. [PMID: 15494605] CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar5. Isager H, Andersen E. Pre-morbid factors in Hodgkin's disease. I. Birth weight and growth pattern from 8 to 14 years of age. Scand J Haematol. 1978;21:250-5. [PMID: 715377] CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAuthors: Gabriele Rossi, MDAffiliations: From University of Pavia, 27100 Pavia, Italy. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetailsSee AlsoBreast Cancer after Childhood Cancer: A Report from the Childhood Cancer Survivor Study Lisa B. Kenney , Yutaka Yasui , Peter D. Inskip , Sue Hammond , Joseph P. Neglia , Ann C. Mertens , Anna T. Meadows , Debra Friedman , Leslie L. Robison , and Lisa Diller Breast Cancer after Childhood Cancer James M. Howard Breast Cancer after Childhood Cancer Lisa B. Kenney Metrics 15 March 2005Volume 142, Issue 6Page: 471KeywordsBrainBreast cancerCancer risk factorsCancer screeningLymphocytic leukemiaLymphomaMedical risk factors ePublished: 15 March 2005 Issue Published: 15 March 2005 Copyright & PermissionsCopyright © 2005 by American College of Physicians. All Rights Reserved.PDF downloadLoading ...