Risk of cancer was seen among children and young adults with congenital heart disease, said new study.
Congenital Heart Disease – Septal Defects
Heart diseases that are present at birth are called “ Congenital heart diseases”.
Heart diseases that are present at birth are called “ Congenital heart diseases”.
‘Children and young adults with congenital heart disease are at increased cancer risk.’
Zacharias Mandalenakis, M.D., Ph.D., F.E.S.C., of the University of Gothenburg in Gothenburg, Sweden, is the corresponding author. (doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2019.6762)
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