Research progress on pathogenesis factors of solid tumors in children / 中国医师进修杂志

ABSTRACT

Pediatric solid tumors are mainly mother cell-derived tumors. It is more common in children under the age of 15 and is the main cause of non-accidental death in children. Pediatric solid tumors exist with varying epidemiology. The risk factors that have already been studied regarding to its onset are birth weight, birth order, age of parents at the time of pregnancy, parental smoking, assisted reproduction, abnormal birth, economic status, maternal education, and environmental factors. This paper reviews the current research status of epidemic factors in pediatric solid tumors.