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Family history of hematopoietic malignancy and risk of lymphoma.
Journal of the National Cancer Institute - 5 Oct 2005
Chang Ellen T, Smedby Karin Ekström, Hjalgrim Henrik, Porwit-MacDonald Anna, Roos Göran, Glimelius Bengt, Adami Hans-Olov
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: A family history of hematopoietic malignancy is associated with an increased risk of non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) and Hodgkin lymphoma (HL), although the magnitude of the relative risk is unclear. We estimated the association between familial hematopoietic cancer and risk of lymphoma using validated, registry-based family data, and we also investigated whether associations between some environmental...
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