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Cancer risk in patients hospitalised for Graves' disease: a population-based cohort study in Sweden

Shu, Xiaochen LU ; Ji, Jianguang LU orcid ; Li, Xinjun LU ; Sundquist, Jan LU ; Sundquist, K. and Hemminki, Kari LU (2010) In British Journal of Cancer 102(9). p.1397-1399
Abstract
BACKGROUND: The possibility of an association of Graves' disease (GD) with subsequent cancers raised by certain studies. METHODS: Using a database on 18 156 hospitalised GD patients, subsequent cancers were ascertained. RESULTS: Increased risks of thyroid and parathyroid tumours were limited to the early follow-up period, which is probably a surveillance bias. Cancer sites with observed excess included the mouth and breast, in contrast to decreased risks of colon cancer, melanoma and non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. CONCLUSION: Increased subsequent cancers in GD patients appeared to be balanced by decreased risks at other sites; chance cannot be excluded. British Journal of Cancer (2010) 102, 1397-1399. doi:10.1038/sj.bjc.6605624 www.bjcancer.com... (More)
BACKGROUND: The possibility of an association of Graves' disease (GD) with subsequent cancers raised by certain studies. METHODS: Using a database on 18 156 hospitalised GD patients, subsequent cancers were ascertained. RESULTS: Increased risks of thyroid and parathyroid tumours were limited to the early follow-up period, which is probably a surveillance bias. Cancer sites with observed excess included the mouth and breast, in contrast to decreased risks of colon cancer, melanoma and non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. CONCLUSION: Increased subsequent cancers in GD patients appeared to be balanced by decreased risks at other sites; chance cannot be excluded. British Journal of Cancer (2010) 102, 1397-1399. doi:10.1038/sj.bjc.6605624 www.bjcancer.com Published online 30 March 2010 (C) 2010 Cancer Research UK (Less)
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subsequent cancer, hyperthyroidism, Hospital Discharge Registry
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British Journal of Cancer
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102
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9
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1397 - 1399
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Nature Publishing Group
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1532-1827
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10.1038/sj.bjc.6605624
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English
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  author       = {{Shu, Xiaochen and Ji, Jianguang and Li, Xinjun and Sundquist, Jan and Sundquist, K. and Hemminki, Kari}},
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  series       = {{British Journal of Cancer}},
  title        = {{Cancer risk in patients hospitalised for Graves' disease: a population-based cohort study in Sweden}},
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