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Published online 11 December 2006 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news061211-3
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Younger siblings up the odds of brain cancer
Could childhood infections double cancer risk?
Younger brothers and sisters are usually considered pests for their whining and fighting. Now it seems they could also be a factor in whether older siblings grow a brain tumour.
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