Etiologic Heterogeneity Among Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma Subtypes: The InterLymph Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma Subtypes Project

Conclusions
Using a novel approach to investigate etiologic heterogeneity among NHL subtypes, we identified risk factors that were common among subtypes as well as risk factors that appeared to be distinct among individual or a few subtypes, suggesting both subtype-specific and shared underlying mechanisms. Further research is needed to test putative mechanisms, investigate other risk factors (eg, other infections, environmental exposures, and diet), and evaluate potential joint effects with genetic susceptibility.

Source: JNCI Monographs - August 30, 2014 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Morton, L. M., Slager, S. L., Cerhan, J. R., Wang, S. S., Vajdic, C. M., Skibola, C. F., Bracci, P. M., de Sanjose, S., Smedby, K. E., Chiu, B. C. H., Zhang, Y., Mbulaiteye, S. M., Monnereau, A., Turner, J. J., Clavel, J., Adami, H.-O., Chang, E. T., Glim Tags: Article Source Type: research