Allergies, Author Interviews, Cancer Research, Pediatrics / 13.11.2019
Family History of Cancer Linked to Increased Risk of Asthma
MedicalResearch.com Interview with:
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Dr. Nagarajan[/caption]
Sairaman Nagarajan, MD
Clinical Fellow at State University
New York (SUNY) Downstate Medical Center College of Medicine
MedicalResearch.com: What is the background for this study?
Response: The impetus for this study came from our previous research linking asthma, hay-fever and overall cancer diagnoses using the CDC’s National Health Interview Survey database.
The division of Allergy and Immunology at SUNY Downstate has also conducted two pilot studies on the relationship between parental cancer and childhood asthma in Brooklyn’s population; one from Lutheran Medical Center focusing on Hispanics and Asian patients, and the other on African-American and Afro-Caribbean patients.
Dr. Nagarajan[/caption]
Sairaman Nagarajan, MD
Clinical Fellow at State University
New York (SUNY) Downstate Medical Center College of Medicine
MedicalResearch.com: What is the background for this study?
Response: The impetus for this study came from our previous research linking asthma, hay-fever and overall cancer diagnoses using the CDC’s National Health Interview Survey database.
The division of Allergy and Immunology at SUNY Downstate has also conducted two pilot studies on the relationship between parental cancer and childhood asthma in Brooklyn’s population; one from Lutheran Medical Center focusing on Hispanics and Asian patients, and the other on African-American and Afro-Caribbean patients.
