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Clinical Oncology/Epidemiology

Hodgkin's disease: case control epidemiological study in Yorkshire

British Journal of Cancer volume 55, pages 85–90 (1987)Cite this article

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This is the first report of a case-control epidemiological study on lymphomas and leukaemias occurring in Yorkshire during 1979-84. This paper deals with the results of the Hodgkin's disease analysis comprising 248 cases and 489 controls. The results indicate support for previous work with respect to small family size and past history of infectious mononucleosis. Positive observations made in a previous pilot study are also confirmed and extended with respect to associations with certain chronic skin lesions, dental anaesthesia and familial factors. Negative associations are described with respect to X-ray exposures and cigarette smoking. It is proposed that these results fit into a general hypothesis that these conditions are the result of interaction between infectious agents and altered immunity in those persons genetically predisposed.

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  1. SM Bernard
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  2. RA Cartwright
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  3. CM Darwin
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Bernard, S., Cartwright, R., Darwin, C. et al. Hodgkin's disease: case control epidemiological study in Yorkshire. Br J Cancer 55, 85–90 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1038/bjc.1987.18

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