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12928349

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
16
pubmed:dateCreated
2003-8-20
pubmed:abstractText
Although the incidence of testicular cancer is increasing, substantial differences in incidence between countries and populations exist. These differences cannot be explained solely by genetic differences, but environmental exposures, particularly early exposures, have been implicated in the etiology of testicular cancer. To assess whether early exposures contribute to the incidence of testicular cancer, we identified 93 172 Finnish men who immigrated to Sweden between 1969 and 1996 and followed them for the occurrence of testicular cancer. The risk of testicular cancer was lower for Finnish immigrants to Sweden than for the Swedish general population (standardized incidence ratio [SIR] = 0.34, 95% confidence interval [CI] = 0.21 to 0.53). The reduced risk was associated with both seminomas and non-seminomas. Neither age at immigration nor duration of stay in Sweden had any impact on the reduced risk. Although the type of environmental exposures remains unknown, the results strongly indicate that early exposures are major determinants for testicular cancer.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Aug
pubmed:issn
1460-2105
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:day
20
pubmed:volume
95
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1238-40
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2003
pubmed:articleTitle
Age at immigration and duration of stay in relation to risk for testicular cancer among Finnish immigrants in Sweden.
pubmed:affiliation
Clinical Epidemiology Unit, Department of Medicine, Karolinska Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden. Anders.Ekbom@medks.ki.se
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article