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. 1983 Dec;48(6):853-7.
doi: 10.1038/bjc.1983.277.

Allergies and agricultural exposure as risk factors for multiple myeloma

R P Gallagher, J J Spinelli, J M Elwood, D H Skippen
Free PMC article

Allergies and agricultural exposure as risk factors for multiple myeloma

R P Gallagher et al. Br J Cancer. 1983 Dec.
Free PMC article

Abstract

In a case-control study of 84 multiple myeloma patients and 168 age- and sex-matched controls with tumours at other sites, reported prior allergies were associated with an elevated risk of myeloma (RR = 3.1, P less than 0.001). In addition, more myeloma patients than controls reported prior myxoedema (RR = 5.0, P = 0.04). History of agricultural work was associated with an elevated risk of myeloma (RR = 2.2, P = 0.01), although no detailed information was available on the type of farming in which the subjects were engaged. More detailed studies are required to confirm and further delineate these findings.

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