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Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Risk Factors

Research on amyotrophic lateral sclerosis risk factors detailed by scientists at Viertel Center for Research in Cancer Control

Published in Health Risk Factor Week, March 20th, 2007

New research, "Mortality due to amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and Parkinson's disease among melanoma patients," is the subject of a report. "Recent studies in the USA and elsewhere have identified a possible association between Parkinson's disease (PD), amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and melanoma. However, empirical evidence is very limited," scientists in Brisbane, Australia report.

"We conducted a study of all people diagnosed as having melanoma in Australia since 1982 (n=127,037). The subjects, excluding those who had died within 12 months of diagnosis, were followed until 31 December 2001. We then compared their mortality risk of ALS and PD to that of the...

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