Cancer incidence among Mormons and non-Mormons in Utah (United States) 1971–85

Lyon, Joseph L.; Gardner, Kent; Gress, Richard E.

doi:10.1007/bf01830261

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“…In the USA, the incidence of cutaneous melanoma reached the magnitude of 10-20 cases per 100,000 inhabitants and years in the 1980s [6,[12][13][14]. Much higher incidence rates have been reported from Australia.…”

Section: Incidencementioning

confidence: 99%

Epidemiology of Cutaneous Melanoma in Germany and Worldwide

Garbe

Blum²

2001

Skin Pharmacol Physiol

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Rising incidence rates of cutaneous melanoma have been observed during the last three decades. At the beginning of the 1970s 3 cases and in the 1990s 9 cases per 100,000 inhabitants and year were reported by the Saarland Cancer Registry in Germany. Other incidence studies from Germany in the 1990s even reported 10–12 cases per 100,000 inhabitants and year, which is more likely to be the representative melanoma incidence in Western Germany. In a worldwide comparison this is a medium incidence rate as compared to clearly higher incidence rates in the United States (10–20 cases per 100,000 inhabitants and year) and in Australia (40–60 cases per 100,000 inhabitants and year). In Europe the highest incidence rates have been reported from Scandinavia (about 15 cases per 100,000 inhabitants and year) and the lowest from the Mediterranean countries (about 5–7 cases per 100,000 inhabitants and year). Mortality rates likewise increased in Germany between 1970 and 1995 in males from 1.7 to 3.2 cases and in females from 1.6 to 2.0 cases per 100,000 inhabitants and year. In the 1990s, in Germany and in many other countries a leveling off of mortality rates was observed. 48,928 melanoma patients have been recorded by the Central Malignant Melanoma Registry from the German-speaking countries in the time period from 1983 to September 2000, and clinico-epidemiological analysis of cutaneous melanoma is based on this data material. While 2/3 of all melanoma patients in Germany were females in the 1970s, there is now a more balanced gender distribution with more than 45% of patients being males. Age distribution does not significantly change during the last three decades. Most melanomas are diagnosed in the age group between 50 and 60 years, 22% of all melanomas are diagnosed before the 40th year of age. A clear decrease of Breslow’s tumor thickness was found from the beginning of the 1980s to the mid-1990s with the median thickness decreasing from 1.3 to 0.8 mm. Lower Breslow’s tumor thickness at first diagnosis of cutaneous melanoma has only been reported from Australia. This development indicates improved early recognition of cutaneous melanoma which is presently the main factor for a more favorable prognosis.

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Section: Incidencementioning

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Epidemiology of Cutaneous Melanoma in Germany and Worldwide

Garbe

Blum²

2001

Skin Pharmacol Physiol

155

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“…Smoking and obesity are risk factors for both cancer and AD (Anstey, von Sanden, Salim, & O'Kearney, 2007;De Pergola & Silvestris, 2013;Ott et al, 1998;Rusanen, Kivipelto, Quesenberry, Zhou, & Whitmer, 2011;US Department of Health and Human Services, 2014). Active affiliation with the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS or Mormon) church is associated with increased life expectancy (Enstrom & Breslow, 2008), decreased cancer risk (Lyon, Gardner, & Gress, 1994;Merrill & Lyon, 2005), and decreased risk of dementia (Norton et al, 2012). Individuals actively affiliated with the LDS church are more likely to abstain from alcohol and tobacco use, fast once a month, and participate in church-related social activities (Mineau, Smith, & Bean, 2002).…”

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Is Cancer Protective for Subsequent Alzheimer’s Disease Risk? Evidence From the Utah Population Database

Hanson

Horn

Rasmussen

et al. 2016

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Objective: Several studies have suggested that cancer is associated with a reduced risk of the development of Alzheimer's disease (AD). This study seeks to improve our understanding of the association between cancer and the development of AD by showing how mortality selection alters this relationship. Method: A retrospective cohort study was carried out examining 92,425 individuals (47,873 women and 44,552 men) from the Utah Population Database with and without a history of any primary cancer identified by the Utah Cancer Registry. All individuals were aged 65-79 years and free of dementia in 1992 and followed for upwards of 18 years (1992-2009) for AD ascertainment, which was identified using diagnostic information from Medicare claims data. Results: We replicate previous results suggesting that cancer is associated with reduced risk of subsequent AD under specific statistical model specifications. However, these results should not be interpreted as evidence of an etiological association. We conclude that higher rates of overall mortality among individuals with cancer relative to those without cancer induce the widely reported putative protective association with cancer. Conclusion: Careful consideration of model specification and the profound effects of mortality selection in the older adult population is essential when investigating the relationship between aging-related diseases such as cancer and AD. We show that cancer does not provide protection from AD as previously described in the literature. Social scientists seeking to understand social disparities in disease outcomes among older adults may therefore want to strongly consider the role of mortality selection which, if uncorrected, may generate biased associations.

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“…Although direct links between religiousness and cancer have not been found (L. H. Powell et al, 2003), several studies report positive associations among religious beliefs/practices, reduced cancer incidence, screening utilization, and survival (Dwyer, Clarke, & Miller, 1990;Lyon, Gardner, & Gress, 1994;Matthews, Lannin, & Mitchell, 1994). Most research on religiousness and cancer screening has focused on African American women.…”

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Religiousness and Prostate Cancer Screening in African American Men

Abernethy

Houston

Bjorck

et al. 2009

Journal of Psychosocial Oncology

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This study was designed to examine the relationship between religiousness (organized, nonorganized, and intrinsic) and religious problem solving (collaborative, deferring, and self-directing) in prostate cancer screening (PCS) attitudes and behavior. Men (N = 481) of African descent between the ages of 40 and 70 participated. Hierarchical regression analyses revealed that religiousness and self-directed problem solving were associated with PCS attitudes. Intrinsic religiousness was associated with PCS attitudes after controlling for health and organized religiousness. Religiousness was not associated with PCS behavior. Intrinsic religiousness may be an important dimension of religiousness to be considered in tailoring cancer interventions for individuals from faith-based communities.

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Cancer incidence among Mormons and non-Mormons in Utah (United States) 1971–85

Cited by 41 publications

References 17 publications

Epidemiology of Cutaneous Melanoma in Germany and Worldwide

Epidemiology of Cutaneous Melanoma in Germany and Worldwide

Is Cancer Protective for Subsequent Alzheimer’s Disease Risk? Evidence From the Utah Population Database

Religiousness and Prostate Cancer Screening in African American Men

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