Lymphoma Incidence in a Swedish County During 1969–1987

Martinsson, Ulla; Glimelius, Bengt; Sundström, Christer

doi:10.3109/02841869209108173

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“…These observations are in line with previous reports from other countries, all of which suggest a significant increase in the incidence of NHL (Hakulinen et al, 1986;Martinsson et al, 1992;Cartwright, 1992;Zheng et al, 1992;Devesa and Fears, 1992;Carli et al, 1994). In one study from the United States, covering the period 1973-88, annual increases in incidence were 5% and 2% among white men and women, respectively, in the age group 15-54 years.…”

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“…In a Swedish study that included chronic lymphocytic leukaemia in the definition of NHL, women experienced an annual increase in the age-standardised incidence rate of 1.7% in the period 1969-87. The corresponding annual rate of increase in men was 4.9% (Martinsson et al, 1992). A French study reported annual increases of 10-11% in the incidence of NHL for both sexes for the period (Carli et al, 1994).…”

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“…Trends in age-specific incidence were analysed separately for two periods, i.e. 1943-77 and 1978-89, reflecting (Hakulinen et al, 1986;Martinsson et al, 1992;Cartwright, 1992;Zheng et al, 1992;Devesa and Fears, 1992;Carli et al, 1994). Most reports have described annual increases of 2-5%, some suggesting higher rates of increase in men than in women (Martinsson et al, 1992;Devesa and Fears, 1992).…”

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“…Most reports have described annual increases of 2-5%, some suggesting higher rates of increase in men than in women (Martinsson et al, 1992;Devesa and Fears, 1992). Identification of the point in time when this widespread trend started could yield important information as to possible causes of NHL.…”

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Recent increase in the incidence of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma among young men and women in Denmark

Hjalgrim

Frisch²,

Begtrup³

et al. 1996

Br J Cancer

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Summary Time-related trends in the incidence of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL) in Denmark were analysed for the period 1943-89. A total of 13 822 patients (7565 men and 6257 women) were included in the study. In men, world-standardised incidence rates per 100 000 population increased from 2.5 in 1943-47 to 9.3 in 1988-89. In women, a similar increase was seen, i.e. from 1.9 in 1943-47 to 6.5 per 100 000 population in 1988-89. For all birth cohorts, the male-to-female incidence ratio was highest among young subjects and fell significantly after the age of 29 years. Trends in age-specific incidence were analysed separately for two periods, i.e. 1943-77 and 1978-89, reflecting (Hakulinen et al., 1986;Martinsson et al., 1992;Cartwright, 1992;Zheng et al., 1992;Devesa and Fears, 1992;Carli et al., 1994). Most reports have described annual increases of 2-5%, some suggesting higher rates of increase in men than in women (Martinsson et al., 1992;Devesa and Fears, 1992). Identification of the point in time when this widespread trend started could yield important information as to possible causes of NHL. The vast majority of previous reports, however, have been restricted to the most recent decades, and consequently little is known about the temporal trends before the 1960s.The main objective of the present study was to describe the long-term trends in the incidence of NHL in a wellmonitored, homogeneous population. This was achieved by using data from the Danish Cancer Registry, which has collected national cancer data over half a century. Detailed analyses of changes in age-specific incidence rates between an early and a more recent period were performed in an attempt to separate changes possibly attributable to the AIDS epidemic from those caused by other factors. Materials and methodsThe Danish Cancer Registry has recorded almost all diagnoses of cancer in Denmark since 1943. In addition to contemporary coding systems, a national modification of the seventh revision of the International Classification of Diseases (ICD-7) has been used continuously in order to generate comparable data over time (Storm, 1991 (<30, 30-39,..., >80 years) for 5 year calendar intervals in the early period (1943-47, 1948-52..,1973-77) Table I. During the 47 year study period, world-standardised incidence rates increased from 2.5 to 9.3 per 100 000 in men and from 1.9 to 6.5 per 100 000 in women, corresponding to an overall increase in both sexes of around 250% (Figure 1). Age-specific incidence ratesWomen were on average 3-5 years older than men at the time of diagnosis. The mean age at diagnosis increased considerably, from 52.2 years in men and 55.6 years in women during the period 1943-47 to 60.6 years and 65.7 years, respectively, in 1988-89. Incidence rates were consistently higher in men than in women (Figure 2). Throughout the 47 years under study, the male-to-female ratio of age-specific incidence rates (M/F ratio) declined with increasing age. Also, a remarkableCorrespondence: H Hjalgrim,

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Recent increase in the incidence of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma among young men and women in Denmark

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“…In a study from the county of Uppsala in Sweden, it was concluded that only 6.7% of cases of lymphomas were not reported to this registry (Martinsson et al, 1992). It is, however, a possibility that patients with HCL might be misdiagnosed and treated under other diagnoses.…”

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Occupational exposures, animal exposure and smoking as risk factors for hairy cell leukaemia evaluated in a case-control study

Nordström¹,

Hardell²,

Magnuson³

et al. 1998

Br J Cancer

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Summary To evaluate occupational exposures as risk factors for hairy cell leukaemia (HCL), a population-based case-control study on 121 male HCL patients and 484 controls matched for age and sex was conducted. Elevated odds ratio (OR) was found for exposure to farm animals in general: OR 2.0, 95% confidence interval (Cl) 1.2-3.2. The ORs were elevated for exposure to cattle, horse, hog, poultry and sheep. Exposure to herbicides (OR 2.9, Cl 1.4-5.9), insecticides (OR 2.0, Cl 1.1-3.5), fungicides (OR 3.8, Cl 1.4-9.9) and impregnating agents (OR 2.4, Cl 1.3-4.6) also showed increased risk. Certain findings suggested that recall bias may have affected the results for farm animals, herbicides and insecticides. Exposure to organic solvents yielded elevated risk (OR 1.5, Cl 0.99-2.3), as did exposure to exhaust fumes (OR 2.1, Cl 1.3-3.3). In an additional multivariate model, the ORs remained elevated for all these exposures with the exception of insecticides. We found a reduced risk for smokers with OR 0.6 (Cl 0.4-1.1) because of an effect among non-farmers.

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Maternal and perinatal factors associated with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma among children

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Lymphoma Incidence in a Swedish County During 1969–1987

Cited by 29 publications

References 15 publications

Recent increase in the incidence of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma among young men and women in Denmark

Recent increase in the incidence of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma among young men and women in Denmark

Occupational exposures, animal exposure and smoking as risk factors for hairy cell leukaemia evaluated in a case-control study

Maternal and perinatal factors associated with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma among children

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