Lymphoma
Studies from the United States, United Kingdom and Sweden add new findings to lymphoma body of knowledge
Published in Medical Letter on the CDC and FDA, October 8th, 2006
Study 1: The risk of non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) from occupational exposure to pesticides risk might be higher among asthmatic patients.
According to recent research from the United States, "We previously reported that, although asthma did not increase the risk of NHL, the risk from pesticide exposures was higher among asthmatics than that among nonasthmatics. To further evaluate this finding, we analyzed data from a population-based case-control study of NHL conducted in Iowa, Detroit, Los Angeles and Seattle."
"Cases (n=668) diagnosed...
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