Study findings on non-hodgkin lymphoma risk factors are outlined in reports from University of Southern California, Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center

Investigators publish new data in the report "The effect of atopy, childhood crowding, and other immune-related factors on non-Hodgkin lymphoma risk." According to recent research from the United States, "Since adult immune responsiveness is influenced by early childhood exposures, we examined the role of family size, history of atopic disease, and other childhood immune-related exposures in a multi-center case-control study of NHL. Interviews were completed with 1,321 cases ascertained from population-based cancer registries in Seattle, Detroit, Los Angeles and Iowa, and with 1,057 frequency-matched controls, selected by random-digit dialing and from the Medicare files database."

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