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The dose-response relationship between tobacco smoking and the risk of lymphomas: a case-control study

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Title
The dose-response relationship between tobacco smoking and the risk of lymphomas: a case-control study
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BMC Cancer, June 2017
DOI 10.1186/s12885-017-3414-2
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Martina Taborelli, Maurizio Montella, Massimo Libra, Rosamaria Tedeschi, Anna Crispo, Maria Grimaldi, Luigino Dal Maso, Diego Serraino, Jerry Polesel

Abstract

Previous studies have provided limited support to the association between tobacco smoking and lymphomas with weak evidence of a dose-response relationship. We investigated the relationship between tobacco smoking and risk of non-Hodgkin lymphomas (NHL) and Hodgkin lymphomas (HL) through logistic regression spline models. Data were derived from an Italian hospital-based case-control study (1999-2014), which enrolled 571 NHLs, 188 HLs, and 1004 cancer-free controls. Smoking habits and other lifestyle factors were assessed through a validated questionnaire. Odds ratios (OR) and 95% confidence intervals (CI) were estimated by logistic regression, adjusting for potential confounders. Compared to never smokers, people smoking ≥15 cigarettes/day showed increased risks of both NHL (OR = 1.42, 95% CI: 1.02, 1.97) and HL (OR = 2.47, 95% CI: 1.25, 4.87); the risk was particularly elevated for follicular NHL (OR = 2.43; 95% CI:1.31-4.51) and mixed cellularity HL (OR = 5.60, 95% CI: 1.31, 23.97). No excess risk emerged for former smokers or people smoking <15 cigarettes/day. Spline analyses showed a positive dose-response relationship with significant increases in NHL and HL risks starting from 15 and 21 cigarettes/day, respectively, with the most evident effects for follicular NHL and mixed cellularity HL. Smoking duration was significantly associated with the HL risk only (OR = 2.15, 95% CI: 1.16, 3.99). These findings support a role of tobacco smoking in the etiology of both NHL and HL, providing evidence of a direct association of risk with smoking intensity.

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Geographical breakdown

Country Count As %
Unknown 37 100%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Researcher 5 14%
Student > Bachelor 4 11%
Student > Postgraduate 3 8%
Other 2 5%
Student > Master 2 5%
Other 3 8%
Unknown 18 49%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Medicine and Dentistry 9 24%
Nursing and Health Professions 3 8%
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 2 5%
Immunology and Microbiology 1 3%
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 1 3%
Other 0 0%
Unknown 21 57%
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