Does anyone know if early childhood cancer is associated with being the offspring of an old father?

Question

This is not scientific but in your experience of friends, acquaintances, family.

Answer 1

When my 9 year old son was diagnosed with cancer we spent a lot of time in hospital and the fathers there were as young as 18 many in their 30's. I help out with a childrens cancer charity and no, research does not point to an older parent as a causative factor. Unfortunately they can't seem to find just what the triggers are.

Answer 2

Not a direct cause of cancer that would link age with a disease like cancer to a child. Some breast cancer's have strong maternal links to women in the close family,like aunts,grandmother ,1st cousins,etc. But not with a older father,or mother for that matter,the breast cancer trait would show up much later in a female child. Take care. SW RNP

Answer 3

No. I have not seen this. Most parents of children with cancer that I know seem very young to me. Too young really to be going through something so hellish. :-(

Answer 4

NO!