Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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8432867 | Cancer Epidemiology | 2018 | 6 Pages |
Abstract
Haematological malignancies in the Eastern Cape Province show disparities in gender and pathology-specific incidence patterns. The present study suggest that haematological malignancies are not uncommon in this region and the incidence rate of at least one rare subtype, APL, is comparable with some European populations.
Keywords
NHLICD-O-3nPCRMGUSLPDHMSMonoclonal B-cell lymphocytosisECPCMLAPLASRAMLSouth AfricaLymphoproliferative disordersEastern Cape ProvinceHaematological malignanciesIncidenceRare cancerUrbanisationInternational Classification of Disease for Oncologyconfidence intervalNon-Hodgkin lymphomaHodgkin lymphomaLeukaemiaAcute lymphoblastic leukaemiaAcute myeloid leukaemiachronic myeloid leukaemiaAcute promyelocytic leukaemiaIncidence rateALLmonoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance
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Authors
Diana Oelofse, Ilse Truter,