TY - JOUR
T1 - Mycosis fungoides
T2 - Epidemiologic observations
AU - Greene, M. H.
AU - Dalager, N. A.
AU - Lamberg, S. I.
AU - Argyropoulos, C. E.
AU - Fraumeni, J. F.
PY - 1979/12/1
Y1 - 1979/12/1
N2 - An analysis of cases from a multi-hospital, pathologically verified clinical series and of deaths from US mortality statistics available at the county level for 1950-1975 (excluding 1972) was made in order to obtain information on the etiology of mycosis fungoides (MF). Despite the absence of an appropriate comparison group, the cases seemed to have a high frequency of antecedent allergies, fungal and viral skin infections, sun sensitivity, familial aggregation of lymphoma and leukemia, and employment in a manufacturing occupation (especially petrochemical, textile, metal, and machinery industries). The mortality survey revealed a predominance among males, nonwhites, and residents of the northeastern US, the latter due partly to an association between MF mortality and population size. The influence of occupational exposures was suggested by the excessive MF mortality rates in counties where petroleum, rubber, primary and fabricated metal, machinery, and printing industries were located.
AB - An analysis of cases from a multi-hospital, pathologically verified clinical series and of deaths from US mortality statistics available at the county level for 1950-1975 (excluding 1972) was made in order to obtain information on the etiology of mycosis fungoides (MF). Despite the absence of an appropriate comparison group, the cases seemed to have a high frequency of antecedent allergies, fungal and viral skin infections, sun sensitivity, familial aggregation of lymphoma and leukemia, and employment in a manufacturing occupation (especially petrochemical, textile, metal, and machinery industries). The mortality survey revealed a predominance among males, nonwhites, and residents of the northeastern US, the latter due partly to an association between MF mortality and population size. The influence of occupational exposures was suggested by the excessive MF mortality rates in counties where petroleum, rubber, primary and fabricated metal, machinery, and printing industries were located.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=0018762364&partnerID=8YFLogxK
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/citedby.url?scp=0018762364&partnerID=8YFLogxK
M3 - Article
C2 - 445515
AN - SCOPUS:0018762364
SN - 0361-5960
VL - 63
SP - 597
EP - 606
JO - Cancer Treatment Reports
JF - Cancer Treatment Reports
IS - 4
ER -