Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma in an Asian population: 1968-1992 time trends and ethnic differences in Singapore
✍ Scribed by Adeline Seow; James Lee; Ivy Sng; Chee-Meng Fong; Hin-Peng Lee
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1996
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 511 KB
- Volume
- 77
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0008-543X
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✦ Synopsis
BACKGROUND.
Non-Hodgkm's lymphoma has increased in incidence in many countries, particularly in the West. Advances in diagnostic methods and the understanding of the disease over time pose a challenge to the interpretation of these trends. The aim of this study was to determine if the disease has increased in Singapore, a newly industrialized Asian country, and to examine the possible factors that may account for any observed changes.
METHODS.
Data from the population-based Singapore Cancer Registry for the period 1968 to 1992 were reviewed to determine time trends based on sex and ethnic group. The Poisson regression model was fitted to the cross-tabulated data to obtain the adjusted incidence density ratios.