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Medulloblastoma and birth date: evaluation of 3 U.S. datasets.

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Halperin, EC; Miranda, ML; Watson, DM; George, SL; Stanberry, M
Published in: Arch Environ Health
January 2004

Studies from Norway and Japan have found a higher incidence of medulloblastoma related to births that occur in the fall. The authors sought further evidence concerning this association. For 122 patients in a Duke University database and 90 patients from the Central Cancer Registry of North Carolina, the frequency distribution of birth dates by month was statistically significantly different from the expected North Carolina distribution (p = 0.04 and 0.06). For 75 patients from California Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) data, the frequency distribution of birth dates by month was marginally different from the expected U.S. distribution (p = 0.14). For 922 patients from national SEER data, the frequency distribution of birth dates by month was not statistically significantly different from the expected U.S. distribution (p = 0.54). Subgroup analysis suggests seasonality of birth dates is most significant for patients aged 5-14 yr diagnosed with medulloblastoma.

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Arch Environ Health

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0003-9896

Publication Date

January 2004

Volume

59

Issue

1

Start / End Page

26 / 30

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • United States
  • Toxicology
  • Time Factors
  • Seasons
  • SEER Program
  • Parturition
  • North Carolina
  • Medulloblastoma
  • Male
  • Infant, Newborn
 

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Halperin, E. C., Miranda, M. L., Watson, D. M., George, S. L., & Stanberry, M. (2004). Medulloblastoma and birth date: evaluation of 3 U.S. datasets. Arch Environ Health, 59(1), 26–30. https://doi.org/10.3200/AEOH.59.1.26-30
Halperin, Edward C., Marie L. Miranda, Dorothy M. Watson, Stephen L. George, and Matthew Stanberry. “Medulloblastoma and birth date: evaluation of 3 U.S. datasets.Arch Environ Health 59, no. 1 (January 2004): 26–30. https://doi.org/10.3200/AEOH.59.1.26-30.
Halperin EC, Miranda ML, Watson DM, George SL, Stanberry M. Medulloblastoma and birth date: evaluation of 3 U.S. datasets. Arch Environ Health. 2004 Jan;59(1):26–30.
Halperin, Edward C., et al. “Medulloblastoma and birth date: evaluation of 3 U.S. datasets.Arch Environ Health, vol. 59, no. 1, Jan. 2004, pp. 26–30. Pubmed, doi:10.3200/AEOH.59.1.26-30.
Halperin EC, Miranda ML, Watson DM, George SL, Stanberry M. Medulloblastoma and birth date: evaluation of 3 U.S. datasets. Arch Environ Health. 2004 Jan;59(1):26–30.

Published In

Arch Environ Health

DOI

ISSN

0003-9896

Publication Date

January 2004

Volume

59

Issue

1

Start / End Page

26 / 30

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • United States
  • Toxicology
  • Time Factors
  • Seasons
  • SEER Program
  • Parturition
  • North Carolina
  • Medulloblastoma
  • Male
  • Infant, Newborn