IS HAIRY-CELL LEUKEMIA MORE COMMON AMONG FARMERS - A PILOT-STUDY
Hairy cell leukaemia (HCL) is a rare non-Hodgkin lymphoma of unknown aetiology most frequently diagnosed in males. In earlier epidemiological studies of HCL, exposures to benzene and chemicals appear to be risk factors. Since 1984, 48 patients (36 men and 12 women) with HCL has been
treated in Uppsala. Information on occupation was collected from the medical records. 29 percent (13 men and one woman) worked in farming. One additional man worked in gardening. Of the men, 39 percent had this kind of work giving an OR of 7.5 (CI. 4.2-13.2) compared with the general Swedish
population in 1970. A larger case control study is now being conducted.
Document Type: Research Article
Affiliations: UNIV UPPSALA HOSP,DEPT ONCOL,S-75185 UPPSALA,SWEDEN. OREBRO MED CTR HOSP,DEPT ONCOL,OREBRO,SWEDEN.
Publication date: 01 May 1995
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