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SUBMITTER: Fink AK
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7296446 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jan
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Fink Aliza K AK Yanik Elizabeth L EL Marshall Bruce C BC Wilschanski Michael M Lynch Charles F CF Austin April A AA Copeland Glenn G Safaeian Mahboobeh M Engels Eric A EA
Journal of cystic fibrosis : official journal of the European Cystic Fibrosis Society 20160815 1
<h4>Background</h4>Previous studies demonstrated increased digestive tract cancers among individuals with cystic fibrosis (CF), particularly among lung transplant recipients. We describe cancer incidence among CF and non-CF lung recipients.<h4>Methods</h4>We used data from the US transplant registry and 16 cancer registries. Standardized incidence ratios (SIRs) compared cancer incidence to the general population, and competing risk methods were used for the cumulative incidence of colorectal can ...[more]