Barnekreft og prenatale miljøeksponeringer (I4C)
An international consortium of large birth cohort studies to investigate how different parental characteristics affect the risk of childhood cancers.
About the project
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Project period: 01.06.2009 - 31.12.2029 (Active)
- Coordinating Institution: Norwegian Institute of Public Health
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Project Manager:
- Per Minor Magnus, Norwegian Institute of Public Health
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Project Participants:
- Per Minor Magnus, Centre for Fertility and Health
- Paul S Albert, National Cancer Institute
- Ana M Ortega-Villa, National Cancer Institute
Summary
This is an international consortium of large birth cohort studies to investigate how different parental characteristics (age, height, weight, socioeconomic factors), parental health/diseases and lifestyle) , prenatal exposures (including nutritional supplementation, pesticides, dust, radiation and other factors), pregnancy conditions and birth outcomes/birth characteristics and early childhood exposures (lifestyle and other underlying risk factors) affect the risk of childhood cancers.