Second cancers following the diagnosis of Merkel cell carcinoma: A nationwide cohort study

Cancer Epidemiology

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 62-65

  Koljonen, Virve ^a   Kukko, Heli ^a   Tukiainen, Erkki ^a   Böhling, Tom ^b   Sankila, Risto ^c   Joensuu, Heikki ^a   Pukkala, Eero ^c,d  

^a HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^c FINNISH CANCER REGISTRY   (Finland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TAMPERE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Basal cell carcinoma; Chronic myeloid leukemia; Incidence; Merkel cell carcinoma; Merkel cell polyomavirus (MCPyV); Second neoplasm

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BASAL CELL CARCINOMA; BREAST CANCER; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER REGISTRY; CANCER RISK; CHRONIC LYMPHATIC LEUKEMIA; COLON CANCER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MERKEL CELL TUMOR; NONHODGKIN LYMPHOMA; PANCREAS CANCER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SECOND CANCER;

ADULT; AGED; CARCINOMA, BASAL CELL; CARCINOMA, MERKEL CELL; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMANS; LEUKEMIA, MYELOGENOUS, CHRONIC, BCR-ABL POSITIVE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS, SECOND PRIMARY; SKIN NEOPLASMS;

EID: 76449087753     PISSN: 18777821     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.canep.2009.12.007     Document Type: Article

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