Cancer Surveillance Series: Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma Incidence by Histologic Subtype in the United States From 1978 Through 1995
JNCI Journal of the National Cancer InstitutePublished 2 August 2000
Frank D. Groves, Martha S. Linet, Lois B. Travis, Susan S. Devesa
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Overall, the broad categories of small lymphocytic, follicular, diffuse, high-grade, and peripheral T-cell NHL emerged as distinct entities with specific age, sex, racial, temporal, and geographic variations in rates.
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Findings from our large, population-based study reveal differing demographic patterns and incidence trends according to histologic group. Future descriptive and analytic investigations should evaluate NHL risks according to subtype, as defined by histology and new classification criteria.
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Preliminary evidence suggesting that multiple-case families may be more susceptible to certain environmental exposures is presented and an international registry of such families is proposed to clarify the interrelationship of genetic, familial, and environmental factors in the etiology of NHL.
CancerNon-Hodgkin's lymphomas. Application of the international classification of diseases for oncology (ICD-O) to the working formulation
53 Citations1984Constance Percy, Gregory T. O’Conor +2 more
ICD‐O code numbers for the non‐Hodgkin's lymphomas (NHL) are assigned to the new Working Formulation (WF) to facilitate the coding of NHL cases by registrars and pathologists by providing a ready means of translation of terms utilized in most of the existing classification schemes.
PubMedOverview of posttransplant B-cell lymphoproliferative disorders.
47 Citations1999Swinnen Lj
The incidence and pathogenesis of posttransplant lymphoproliferations are examined in relation to the nature of the transplanted organ, the Epstein-Barr virus infection, and the use of specific immunosuppressive regimens.
PubMedPesticide appliers with mixed pesticide exposure: G-banded analysis and possible relationship to non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.
45 Citations1996Vincent F. Garry, Robert E. Tarone +4 more
G-banded chromosome analyses of peripheral blood from farm workers classified according to primary types of pesticide exposure found excess rearrangement and breaks involving band 14q32 in fumigant appliers and the excess breaks involvingBand 18q21 in herbicide appliers are the most common rearrangements observed in non-Hodgkin's lymphoma patients.
Annals of Internal MedicineBlood Transfusion and Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma: Lack of Association
36 Citations1997Johanna Adami, Olof Nyren +6 more
This study used registry-based sources in Sweden to obtain information on blood transfusion status and a diagnosis of non-Hodgkin lymphoma, and performed a casecontrol study that was nested within a population-based cohort.
Journal of Occupational and Environmental MedicineFarming Occupations and Mortality from Non-Hodgkin??s Lymphoma in Utah
35 Citations1985Mary Catherine Schumacher
An increased risk of NHL among farmers was revealed, and the increased odds ratio was most pronounced among those aged 45 to 64 years at the time of diagnosis and those living in rural counties.
Journal of Forensic SciencesSeroprevalence of Parenterally Transmitted Viruses (HIV-1, HBV, HCV, and HTLV-I/II) in Forensic Autopsy Cases
29 Citations1993Ling Li, Xiang Zhang +2 more
The data indicate that the overall prevalence of HIV, HBV, and HCV seropositivity in the autopsy population of an inner city medical examiner office is much higher than that of the general population.
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