Male-Female Differences in the Prevalence of Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma and Residential Proximity to Superfund Sites in Kentucky

Non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) is a category of cancers that arise from lymphocytes. Previous work by the authors demonstrated a significant association between residential proximity to Superfund sites in Kentucky and cumulative incidence rates of NHL. In both the U.S. and Kentucky, age-adjusted NHL rat...

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Published in:Journal of Environmental Health 2018, Vol.81 (3), p.16
Main Authors: Stone, Ramona, Webber, W. Brent
Format: Report
Language:English
Subjects:
Demographic aspects
Hazardous waste sites
Health aspects
Non-Hodgkin's lymphomas
Prevalence studies (Epidemiology)
Risk factors
Statistics
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Summary:Non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) is a category of cancers that arise from lymphocytes. Previous work by the authors demonstrated a significant association between residential proximity to Superfund sites in Kentucky and cumulative incidence rates of NHL. In both the U.S. and Kentucky, age-adjusted NHL rates in males consistently exceed rates in females, despite NHL often arising later in the lifespan when females outnumber males. The current investigation sought to determine whether the NHL rate difference by sex is associated with proximity to environmental toxicants. Cancer data for a period of 18 years were obtained from the Kentucky Cancer Registry. Superfund geospatial coordinate data were obtained from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Cumulative incidence rates per 100,000 males and females were calculated at the 2010 U.S. Census Bureau tract level, within
ISSN:0022-0892