Malaria and risk of lymphoid neoplasms and other cancer: a nationwide population-based cohort study

Abstract Background Malaria is associated with Burkitt lymphoma among children in Sub-Saharan Africa. No longitudinal studies have assessed the long-term risk of other lymphoma or cancer overall. Here, we investigated the risk of lymphoid neoplasms and other cancer after malaria. Methods We included...

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Main Authors: Katja Wyss, Fredrik Granath, Andreas Wångdahl, Therese Djärv, Michael Fored, Pontus Naucler, Anna Färnert
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-10-01
Series:BMC Medicine
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12916-020-01759-8