Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma
Allogeneic blood transfusion does not increase risk of non-Hodgkin lymphoma
Published in Blood Weekly, October 28th, 2004
According to recent research published in the American Journal of Epidemiology, "The incidence and mortality rates of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma have been increasing worldwide. Allogeneic blood transfusion has been suggested as a risk factor for non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, but the results from epidemiologic studies have been inconsistent."
"Data from a population-based case-control study of Connecticut women were analyzed to evaluate this relation. A total of 601 histologically confirmed, non-Hodgkin's lymphoma incident cases identified between 1996 and 2000 and 717...
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Source: Blood Weekly (2004-10-28)
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