Parental education and cancer mortality in children, adolescents, and young adults: A case‐cohort study within the 2011 Italian census cohort

Gianfranco Alicandro; Paola Bertuccio; Gabriella Sebastiani; Carlo La Vecchia; Luisa Frova

doi:10.1002/cncr.33146

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Children, adolescents, and young adults with highly educated parents have reduced mortality from cancer. This calls for further efforts to optimize treatment for children of less educated parents.

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