Lymphoid malignancies in US Asians: incidence rate differences by birthplace and acculturation

Clarke, Christina A.; Glaser, Sally L.; Gomez, Scarlett L.; Wang, Sophia S.; Keegan, Theresa H.; Yang, Juan; Chang, Ellen T.

doi:10.1158/1055-9965.EPI-11-0038

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Lymphoid malignancies in US Asians: incidence rate differences by birthplace and acculturation

Published Date:

Apr 14 2011

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1158/1055-9965.EPI-11-0038 New Site Icon

Source:

Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 20(6):1064-1077.

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Clarke, Christina A. ; Glaser, Sally L. ; Gomez, Scarlett L. ; Wang, Sophia S. ; Keegan, Theresa H. ; ... More ▼

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Pubmed ID:

21493873

Pubmed Central ID:

PMC3111874

Description:

Background

Malignancies of the lymphoid cells, including non-Hodgkin lymphomas (NHLs), Hodgkin lymphoma (HL) and multiple myeloma (MM), occur at much lower rates in Asians than other racial/ethnic groups in the United States (US). It remains unclear whether these deficits are explained by genetic or environmental factors. To better understand environmental contributions, we examined incidence patterns of lymphoid malignancies among populations characterized by ethnicity, birthplace, and residential neighborhood socioeconomic status (SES) and ethnic enclave status.

Methods

We obtained data regarding all Asian patients diagnosed with lymphoid malignancies between 1988 and 2004 from the California Cancer Registry and neighborhood characteristics from US Census data.

Results

While incidence rates of most lymphoid malignancies were lower among Asian than white populations, only follicular lymphoma (FL), chronic lymphocytic leukemia/small lymphocytic lymphoma (CLL/SLL), and nodular sclerosis (NS) HL rates were statistically significantly lower among foreign-born than US-born Asians, with incidence rate ratios ranging from 0.34 to 0.87. Rates of CLL/SLL and NS HL were also lower among Asian women living in ethnic enclaves or lower-SES neighborhoods than those living elsewhere. Conclusions: These observations support strong roles of environmental factors in the causation of FL, CLL/SLL, and NS HL.

Impact

Studying specific lymphoid malignancies in US Asians may provide valuable insight towards understanding their environmental causes.

Document Type:

Journal Article

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CDC Public Access

Funding:

1U58DP00807-01/DP/NCCDPHP CDC HHS/United States
N01 PC035136-21-0-0/PC/NCI NIH HHS/United States
R01-CA121052/CA/NCI NIH HHS/United States
R01-ES015552/ES/NIEHS NIH HHS/United States

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