The incidence of cancers among second-generation Irish living in England and Wales.

The incidence of ovarian, cervical, lung and prostatic cancer was higher in second-generation Irish living in England and Wales than in all other persons in England and Wales. A higher incidence of ovarian cancer was not found in first-generation Irish. Differences in socioeconomic status did not ex...

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Autor principal: Harding, S.
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group|1 1998
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2063123/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9764590
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Sumario:The incidence of ovarian, cervical, lung and prostatic cancer was higher in second-generation Irish living in England and Wales than in all other persons in England and Wales. A higher incidence of ovarian cancer was not found in first-generation Irish. Differences in socioeconomic status did not explain these patterns.

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