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ArticleBMC research notes2018

Incidence of acute lymphocytic leukemia in Calgary, Alberta, Canada: a retrospective cohort study.

Rayven Snodgrass, Leonard T Nguyen, Maggie Guo, Marcus Vaska, Christopher Naugler, Fariborz Rashid-Kolvear

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Article in BMC research notes, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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6citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 18 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Rayven SnodgrassDepartment of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada.
Leonard T NguyenDepartment of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada.
Maggie GuoCalgary Laboratory Services, Calgary, AB, Canada.
Marcus VaskaKnowledge Resource Service, Alberta Health Services, Calgary, AB, Canada.
Christopher NauglerDepartment of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada.
Fariborz Rashid-KolvearDepartment of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada. fariborz.kolvear@cls.ab.ca.
University of Calgary · CACalgary Laboratory Services · CAAlberta Health Services · CA

Funding

Canadian Institutes of Health Research RN254781-333204
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveAcute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL) is a rare malignant neoplasm that develops from abnormal lymphoid stem cells. ALL incidence is highest among children and declines towards adolescence. There is limited data on the epidemiology of ALL, especially in Canada. This retrospective cohort study used patient data from the Calgary Laboratory Services Cancer Cytogenetics Laboratory to report the incidence rate of ALL in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. New cases of ALL were identified for the 5-year period of January 1, 2011 until December 31, 2015. Reported incidence rates were categorized by sex and age groups, and age-standardized to the Canadian population.

resultsThere were an average of 11.4 new cases of ALL diagnosed per year between 2011 and 2015. The total incidence rate per 100,000 person-years was 0.84. Incidence rates peaked in children aged 0-4 with 7.55 and 3.32 cases per 100,000 person-years for males and females, respectively. The median age of diagnosis was 8 years. Incidence rates were generally lowest for adults aged 20 and over. The ratio of males to females diagnosed with ALL was 1.59. Overall, the recent incidence of ALL in Calgary is comparatively low with a preference for males and children below 5 years of age.

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AdolescentAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAlbertaChildChild, PreschoolFemaleHumansIncidenceInfantMaleMiddle AgedPrecursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-LymphomaRetrospective StudiesYoung AdultAcute lymphoblastic leukemiaCanadaCancer epidemiologyChildhood leukemiaHematologic neoplasm

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PMID29415769
PMCPMC5803905
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