Trends in the Incidence of Leukemia in Denmark, 1943–77: An Epidemiologic Study of 14,000 Patients

Journal of the National Cancer Institute

Volumn 71, Issue 4, 1983, Pages 697-701

  Hansen, Niels Ebbe ^a,b   Karle, Hans ^c   Jensen, Ole Møller ^d  

^a GENTOFTE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b FINSEN LABORATORY   (Denmark)

^c HVIDOVRE HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^d Danish Cancer Registry   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE LEUKEMIA; AGE; AGE TREND; BLOOD AND HEMOPOIETIC SYSTEM; CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY; CANCER STATISTICS; CHRONIC LYMPHATIC LEUKEMIA; CHRONIC MYELOID LEUKEMIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DENMARK; EPIDEMIOLOGY; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LYMPHATIC SYSTEM; PRELIMINARY COMMUNICATION;

ACUTE DISEASE; AGED; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DENMARK; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; LEUKEMIA; LEUKEMIA, LYMPHOCYTIC; LEUKEMIA, MYELOID; MALE; MIDDLE AGE; REGISTRIES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0021059723     PISSN: 00278874     EISSN: 14602105     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jnci/71.4.697     Document Type: Article

References (23)

1. LINOS A, KYLE RA, ELVERBACK LR, KURLAND LT. Leukemia in Olsmsted County, Minnesota, 1965-1974. Mayo Clin Proc 1978; 53:714-718.
2. Geary CG, Benn RT, Leck I. Incidence of myeloid leukaemia in Lancashire. Lancet 1979; 2:549-551.
3. Brandt L, Nilsson PG, Mitelman F. Trends in incidence of acute leukaemia. Lancei 1979; 2:1069.
4. Kemp IW, Stein GJ, Heasman MA. Myeloid leukaemia in Scotland. Lancet 1980; 2:732-734.
5. Brandi L, Nilsson PG, Mitelman F. Occupational exposure to petroleum products in men with acute non-lymphocytic leukaemia. Br MedJ 1978; 1:553.
6. Mitelman F, Brandt L, Nilsson PG. Relation among occupational exposure lo potential mutagenic/carcinogenic agents, clinical findings, and bone marrow chromosomes in acute non- lymphocytic leukemia. Blood 1978; 52:1229-1237.
7. Mitelman F. Nilsson PG. Brandt L, Alimena G, Gastaldi R, Dalapiccola B. Chromosome pattern, occupation, and clinical features in patients with acute nonlymphocytic leukemia. Cancer Genet Cytogenet 1981; 4:197-214.
8. Devesa SS, Silverman DT. Cancer incidence and mortality trends in the United States: 1953-74. J Natl Cancer Inst 1978; 60:545-571.
9. Pollack ES. I Iorm JW. Trends in cancer incidcnccand mortality in the United Stales, 1969-76. JNCI 1980;64:1091-1103.
10. Ciemmesen J. Statistical studies in the aetiology of malignant neoplasms. 1. Review and results. Acta Pathol Microbiol Scand 1965; 1 (suppl 174): 1-54
11. Danish Cancer Registry. Cancer incidence in Denmark 1973-1977. Copenhagen: Danish Cancer Registry, Danish Cancer Society, 1982.
12. Waterhouse JA, Muir CS, Correa P, Poweil J, eds. Cancer incidence in five continents. In: I ARC Sci Publ 1976; 3:1-584.
13. Clemmensen J. Statistical studies in the aetiology of malignant neoplasms. II. Basic tables; Denmark 1943-57. Acta Pathol Microbiol Scand 1965; suppl 174:1-319.
14. Clemmensen J. Statistical studies in the aetiology of malignant neoplasms. Testis cancer, basic tables; Denmark 1958-62. Acta Pathol Microbiol Scand 1969; suppl 209:1-171.
15. Clemmensen J. Statistical studies in the aetiology of malignant neoplasms. 4 Lung/bladder ratio; Denmark 1943-67. Acta Pathol Microbiol Scand (A) 1974; suppl 247:1-266.
16. Clemmensen J. Statistical studies in the aetiology of malignant neoplasms. 4 Trends and risks; Denmark 1943-72. Acta Pathol Microbiol Scand [A] 1977; suppl 261:1-286.
17. Brinckek H. Population-based age- and sex-specific incidence rates in the 4 main types of leukaemia. Scand J Haematol 1982; 29:241-249.
18. Court Brown WM, Doll R, Adult leukaemia: Trends in mortality in relation to aetiology. Br Med J 1959; 1:1063-1069.
19. Stiller CA, Draper GJ. Trends in childhood leukaemia in Britain 1968-1978. Br J Cancer 1982; 45:543-551.
20. Pedersen'-Bjercaard J, Larsen SO. Incidcncc of acute nonlymphocytic leukemia, preleukcmia, and acute myeloproliferative svndrome up to 10 years after treatment of Hodgkin's disease. N EnglJ Med 1982; 307:965-971.
21. Smith PG, Doll R. Mortality among patients with ankylosing spondylitis after a single treatment course with x rays. Br Med J 1982; 284:449-460.
22. Grunwald HW, Rosner F. Acute myeloid leukemia following treatment of Ilodgkin's disease. Cancer 1982; 50:676-683.
23. Beehf GW, Kato H, Land CE. Studies of the mortality of A- bomb survivors. 6. Mortality and radiation dose. 1950-1974. Radiat Res 1978; 75:138-201.