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In a case-control study of 84 multiple myeloma patients and 168 age- and sex-matched controls with tumours at other sites, reported prior allergies were associated with an elevated risk of myeloma (RR = 3.1, P less than 0.001). In addition, more myeloma patients than controls reported prior myxoedema (RR = 5.0, P = 0.04). History of agricultural work was associated with an elevated risk of myeloma (RR = 2.2, P = 0.01), although no detailed information was available on the type of farming in which the subjects were engaged. More detailed studies are required to confirm and further delineate these findings.
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Gallagher, R., Spinelli, J., Elwood, J. et al. Allergies and agricultural exposure as risk factors for multiple myeloma. Br J Cancer 48, 853–857 (1983). https://doi.org/10.1038/bjc.1983.277
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