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Risk of benign tumours of nervous system, and of malignant neoplasms, in people with neurofibromatosis: Population-based record-linkage study

Abstract:: Background:The neurofibromatoses (NF) are genetic disorders. Increased risks of some cancers in people with NF are well recognised, but there is no comprehensive enumeration of the risks across the whole range of site-specific cancers. Our aim was to provide this.Methods:A linked data set of hospital admissions and deaths in England was used to compare rates of tumours in an NF cohort with rates in a comparison cohort, with results expressed as rate ratios (RR).Results:The RR for all cancers ...
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Seminog, O., & Goldacre, M. (2013). Risk of benign tumours of nervous system, and of malignant neoplasms, in people with neurofibromatosis: Population-based record-linkage study. British Journal of Cancer, 108(1), 193–198.

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Seminog, O., and M. Goldacre. “Risk of Benign Tumours of Nervous System, and of Malignant Neoplasms, in People with Neurofibromatosis: Population-Based Record-Linkage Study.” British Journal of Cancer, vol. 108, no. 1, 2013, pp. 193–98.

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Seminog, O, and M Goldacre. 2013. “Risk of Benign Tumours of Nervous System, and of Malignant Neoplasms, in People with Neurofibromatosis: Population-Based Record-Linkage Study.” British Journal of Cancer 108 (1): 193–98.
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Publisher copy:: 10.1038/bjc.2012.535

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Journal:: British Journal of Cancer
Volume:: 108
Issue:: 1
Pages:: 193-198
Publication date:: 2013-01-15
DOI:: 10.1038/bjc.2012.535
EISSN:: 1532-1827
ISSN:: 0007-0920

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Language:: English
Keywords:: benign tumours

risk of cancer

Neurofibromatosis

malignant neoplasm

record linkage
Pubs id:: pubs:379605
UUID:: uuid:89c0a9f5-ad26-4436-90b8-2f3117e71a4b
Local pid:: pubs:379605
Source identifiers:: 379605
Deposit date:: 2013-11-17

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Copyright date:: 2013

Licence:: Terms and Conditions of Use for Oxford University Research Archive

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