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Established and suggested exposures on CLL/SLL etiology: Results from the CLL-MCC-Spain study.
Cancer epidemiology - 1 Feb 2018
Benavente Yolanda, Casabonne Delphine, Costas Laura, Robles Claudia, Alonso Esther, de la Banda Esmeralda, Gonzalez-Barca Eva, Marcos-Gragera Rafael, Llorca Javier, Tardón Adonina, Monleon José J, Aymerich Marta, Campo Elías, Gimeno-Vázquez Eva, Castaño-Vinyals Gemma, Aragonés Nuria, Pollán Marina, Kogevinas Manolis, de Sanjosé Sílvia
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INTRODUCTION: Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL/SLL) is the most common adult leukemia in Western countries. Although it is mostly an indolent disease it is still incurable and with limited knowledge in relation to its etiology. We aim to confirm and quantify established risk factors for CLL/SLL using a multi-center epidemiological population-based case-control study on CLL/SLL as well as to explore new exposures...
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