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Title: Hereditary retinoblastoma and risk of lung cancer.
Author: Kleinerman RA, Tarone RE, Abramson DH, Seddon JM, Li FP, Tucker MA
Journal: J Natl Cancer Inst 92(24):2037-2039
Year: 2000
Month: December

Abstract: Brief communication on association of between hereditary retinoblastoma and cancer risk, based on an additional 7 years of mortality follow-up for a cohort consisting of 964 patients with hereditary retinoblastoma (60%) and 640 patients with nonhereditary retinoblastoma (40%) followed from one year after retinoblastoma diagnosis.This follow-up revealed, for the first time, a significantly elevated risk of lung cancer mortality among hereditary retinoblastoma patients.