15 Result(s)
-
Article
Open AccessPolyoma virus infection and urothelial carcinoma of the bladder following renal transplantation
Renal transplant recipients are at increased risk of bladder carcinoma. The aetiology is unknown but a polyoma virus (PV), BK virus (BKV), may play a role; urinary reactivation of this virus is common post-ren...
-
Article
Open AccessHodgkin's lymphoma and infection: findings from a UK case–control study
Between 1998 and 2003, 214 people with Hodgkin's lymphoma and 214 controls randomly selected from population registers in the north of England (after matching for age and sex) were recruited and their primary ...
-
Article
Open AccessReply: Antibody levels against BK virus and prostate, kidney and bladder cancers in the EPIC-Oxford cohort
-
Article
Open AccessA prospective study of Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus and Epstein–Barr virus in adults with human immunodeficiency virus-1
Antibody titres against Kaposi's sarcoma associated herpesvirus (KSHV or human herpesvirus 8 (HHV-8)) and Epstein–Barr virus (EBV) were examined in people who subsequently developed Kaposi's sarcoma and non-Ho...
-
Article
Open AccessAntibody levels against BK virus and prostate, kidney and bladder cancers in the EPIC-Oxford cohort
In a case–control study nested within the EPIC-Oxford cohort, there were no statistically significant differences in the prevalence or titre of antibodies against BK virus measured in plasma taken prior to dia...
-
Article
Open AccessInfection with Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus (KSHV) and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in relation to the risk and clinical presentation of Kaposi's sarcoma in Uganda
A case–control study from Uganda found that the risk of Kaposi's sarcoma increased with increasing titre of antibodies against Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus (KSHV) latent nuclear antigens, independen...
-
Article
Open AccessErratum: The epidemiology of conjunctival squamous cell carcinoma in Uganda
Correction to: British Journal of Cancer (2002) 87, 301–308. doi:10.1038/sj.bjc.6600451 In the sixth line of the abstract, the confidence interval in relation to personal income is incorrect. It should read: O...
-
Article
Open AccessAntibodies against human papillomavirus type 16 (HPV-16) and conjunctival squamous cell neoplasia in Uganda
-
Article
Open AccessReview of the distribution of Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus (KSHV) in Africa in relation to the incidence of Kaposi's sarcoma
In the years before human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection, the incidence of Kaposi's sarcoma varied markedly across the African continent, and it was a disease primarily affecting men. In contrast, the ...
-
Article
Open AccessThe epidemiology of conjunctival squamous cell carcinoma in Uganda
As part of a larger investigation of cancer in Uganda, we conducted a case–control study of conjunctival squamous cell carcinoma in adults presenting at hospitals in Kampala. Participants were interviewed abou...
-
Article
Open AccessRisk factors for oesophageal, lung, oral and laryngeal cancers in black South Africans
The authors used data collected from 1995 to 1999, from an on-going cancer case–control study in greater Johannesburg, to estimate the importance of tobacco and alcohol consumption and other suspected risk fac...
-
Article
Open AccessN -acetyltransferase 2 and bladder cancer: an overview and consideration of the evidence for gene–environment interaction
Genetic polymorphism of the carcinogen metabolizing enzyme N -acetyl transferase 2 (NAT2) may influence susceptibility to bladder cancers related to smoking or to occupational exposure to arylamine carcinogens. T...
-
Article
The geographical distribution of Kaposi's sarcoma and of lymphomas in Africa before the AIDS epidemic
Estimated incidence rates are presented for three human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-associated cancers [Kaposi's sarcoma (KS), Burkitt's lymphoma (BL) and other non-Hodgkin's lymphomas (NHLs)] from across the...
-
Article
A review of the aetiology of squamous cell carcinoma of the conjunctiva
Squamous cell carcinoma of the conjunctiva is a rare tumour with a multifactorial aetiology. There is strong epidemiological evidence that exposure to solar ultraviolet radiation is an important cause and that...
-
Article
Cancer in electrical workers: an analysis of cancer registrations in England, 1981-87
Associations between work in the electrical and electronic industry and cancer incidence were assessed using data for 371 890 cancers registered in England between 1981 and 1987, of which 7981 were in electric...
