The International Childhood Cancer Cohort Consortium (I4C): A research platform of prospective cohorts for studying the aetiology of childhood cancers

ConclusionsThe I4C is the first cohort consortium to have published findings on paediatric cancer using harmonised variables across six pregnancy/birth cohorts. Projected increases in sample size, expanding sources of exposure data (eg, linkages to environmental and administrative databases), incorporation of biological measures to clarify exposures and underlying molecular mechanisms and forthcoming joint efforts to complement case ‐control studies offer the potential for breakthroughs in paediatric cancer aetiologic research.

Source: Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology - November 22, 2018 Category: Perinatology & Neonatology Authors: Gabriella Tikellis, Terence Dwyer, Ora Paltiel, Gary S. Phillips, Stanley Lemeshow, Jean Golding, Kate Northstone, Andy Boyd, Sjurdur Olsen, Akram Ghantous, Zdenko Herceg, Mary H. Ward, Siri E. H åberg, Per Magnus, Jørn Olsen, Marin Strö Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLE Source Type: research