Seasonality in the diagnosis of acute lymphocytic leukaemia

Literature on seasonality of leukaemia shows conflicting results. We analysed the month of diagnosis of acute leukaemia in East Anglia, UK, for the period 1971-94, which showed a significant 40% summer excess (P < 0.001) for acute lymphocytic leukaemia both in children (P < 0.01) and adults (P...

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Published inBritish journal of cancer Vol. 75; no. 11; pp. 1711 - 1713
Main Authors BADRINATH, P, DAY, N. E, STOCKTON, D
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Basingstoke Nature Publishing Group 1997
Subjects
Adolescent
Adult
Biological and medical sciences
Child
Child, Preschool
Hematologic and hematopoietic diseases
Humans
Infant
Infant, Newborn
Leukemias. Malignant lymphomas. Malignant reticulosis. Myelofibrosis
Medical sciences
Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma - epidemiology
Registries
Seasons
United Kingdom
Europe
Human
Register
Lymphoproliferative syndrome
Acute
Malignant hemopathy
Diagnosis
Acute lymphocytic leukemia
Season
Epidemiology
Public health
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Summary:Literature on seasonality of leukaemia shows conflicting results. We analysed the month of diagnosis of acute leukaemia in East Anglia, UK, for the period 1971-94, which showed a significant 40% summer excess (P < 0.001) for acute lymphocytic leukaemia both in children (P < 0.01) and adults (P = 0.01). Methodology, results and possible aetiological interpretations are presented.
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ISSN:0007-0920
1532-1827
DOI:10.1038/bjc.1997.292