Genetic Consequences of Cancer Treatment - Danish Part (GCCT)
Contacts: Jeanette Falck Winther, M.D.
Study Website: hhttp://www.gcct.org
| Number of Enrolled Cancer Patients/Survivors: | 31,884 cancer survivors; 8,699 of these survivors had 13,834 pregnancies resulting in a live born singleton and/or a stillbirth. The cancer patients were diagnosed with cancer under age 35 and survived till reproductive age. |
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| Years of Diagnoses of Enrolled Cancer Patients/Survivors: | 1943-1996 (age at diagnosis 0-19) and 1943-2002 (age at diagnosis 20-34) |
| Approximate Years of Follow-up: | Follow-up of offspring in health registries from birth or start of registry till today |
| Cancer Sites Represented: | All Sites |
| Biological Specimens Collected: |
Blood/Blood Fraction (Blood samples include DNA from 103 families - cancer survivor, children, and the other parents) |
| Treatment Outcome Measures: |
Physician/Medical Record Reported
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| Co-morbidities at Study Entry: | None |
| Lifestyle Factors: | None |
| Treatment Data: |
Surgery Radiation Chemotherapy (All on a sub-cohort included in a case-cohort study; i.e., 773 survivors with 1,539 pregnancies) |
| Treatment Data Assessed By: |
Electronic Record (Cancer registries and other health registries) Chart Abstraction (Medical records; radiotherapy schemes) |
| Is the study open to collaboration? | Yes |