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By Mayo Clinic staffThe only factor known to increase the risk of neuroblastoma is a family history of the cancer. Yet, familial neuroblastoma is thought to comprise a very small number of neuroblastoma cases. In most cases of neuroblastoma, a cause is never identified.
References
- Ater, JL. Neuroblastoma. In: Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics. 18th ed. Philadelphia, Pa.: Saunders; 2007. http://www.mdconsult.com/das/book/body/207463617-2/0/1608/0.html. Accessed June 28, 2010.
- Park JR, et al. Neuroblastoma: Biology, prognosis and treatment. Hematology & Oncology Clinics of North America. 2010;24:65.
- Dome JS, et al. Pediatric solid tumors. In: Abeloff MD, et al. Abeloff's Clinical Oncology. 4th ed. Philadelphia, Pa.: Churchill Livingstone; 2007:2091.
- Neuroblastoma treatment (PDQ). National Cancer Institute. http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/pdq/treatment/neuroblastoma/patient/allpages. Accessed June 28, 2010.
- Family Handbook for Children with Cancer. Children's Oncology Group. http://www.curesearch.org/pdf/Family_Handbook_for_Curesearch.pdf. Accessed July 6, 2010.
- Neuroblastoma — childhood. Cancer.Net. http://www.cancer.net/patient/Cancer+Types/Neuroblastoma+-+Childhood. Accessed July 6, 2010.
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