Annals of Oncology Advance Access originally published online on January 10, 2005
Annals of Oncology 2005 16(3):460-465; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdi080
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© 2005 European Society for Medical Oncology
An association between cutaneous melanoma and non-Hodgkin's lymphoma: pooled analysis of published data with a review
Genetic Epidemiology Division, Cancer Research UK, St James's University Hospital, Leeds, UK
* Correspondence to: Dr M. B. Lens, University of Leeds, Beckett Street, Leeds, UK. Tel: +44-1132-429886; Fax: +44-7974-422147; Email: markolens{at}aol.com
Background: Several epidemiological studies have suggested an association between cutaneous melanoma and non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.
Methods: We pooled the data from seven cohort studies and calculated the risk of secondary occurrence of cutaneous melanoma after non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, and of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma subsequent to the occurrence of cutaneous melanoma.
Results: There were 137 612 patients with primary non-Hodgkin's lymphoma and 109 532 patients with primary cutaneous melanoma. We found a statistically significant increased risk of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma among cutaneous melanoma survivors [standardised incidence ratio (SIR) 2.01, 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.792.24] and cutaneous melanoma among non-Hodgkin's lymphoma survivors (SIR 1.41, 95% CI 1.261.58).
Conclusion: Our study confirmed an association between cutaneous melanoma and non-Hodgkin's lymphoma occurring in the same patient indicative of a need to examine further the role of the common risk factors.
Key words: association, cutanous melanoma, non-Hodgkin's lymphoma
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