ArticleCancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology2019
Allergies and Asthma in Relation to Cancer Risk.
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- Evidence of the association between asthma and lung cancer risk from mendelian randomization analysis.Scientific reports · 2024Article
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- Association between common chronic pulmonary diseases and lung cancer: Mendelian randomization analysis.Discover oncology · 2024Article
- The Association between Allergy and Cancer: A Case-Control Study.Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention : APJCP · 2024Article
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Abstract
backgroundAllergies and asthma, conditions commonly characterized by immunoglobulin E-mediated atopic reactions, may decrease cancer risk via increases in immunosurveillance, but may increase risk due to persistent immune stimulation. Associations between allergies and asthma and cancer risk remain unclear, and it is unknown whether associations vary by race/ethnicity.
methodsWe evaluated these associations in the Southern Community Cohort Study. At baseline (2002-2009), 64,170 participants were queried on history of allergies and asthma; participants were followed through 2011, during which time 3,628 incident, invasive cancers were identified, including 667 lung cancers, 539 breast cancers, and 529 prostate cancers. Cox proportional hazards regression was used to estimate multivariable-adjusted HRs and 95% confidence intervals (CI).
resultsNeither allergies nor asthma was associated with risk of developing invasive cancer overall. Asthma was associated with increased lung cancer risk (HR, 1.25; 95% CI, 1.00-1.57), with no variation by race/ethnicity (
conclusionsNo associations were observed for risk of overall cancer, breast cancer, or prostate cancer. While asthma was associated with increased lung cancer risk, history of allergies was associated with decreased risk, an association driven by an inverse association among non-Hispanic whites. IMPACT: Associations pertaining to lung cancer merit follow up in a large, diverse study.
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