STOMACH CANCER IN FAMILIES WITH ACUTE LEUKEMIA IN PROGENY

Kitsera N.I., Gnateiko O.Z., Polishchuk R.S., Osadchuk Z.V.

192 families with children acute leukemiawere studied. Stomach cancer was diagnosed in 28 families (14.6%; 1–4 casesofstomachcancerperfamily), incontrol groupitwasdiagnosedonlyin 19 families (9.9%; p< 0.05); 1–2 cases per family). The occurrence of stomach cancer in the first group was significant higher than in the control group. All cases of stomach cancer were detected among relatives of II­III relation degree with proband; in men 1.5 time higher than in women.