High incidence of classical Kaposi's sarcoma in Iceland and the Faroe Islands

nine in men and ten in women, were identified, and in the Faroe Islands four cases in men and three cases in women were found. This corresponded to surprisingly high incidence rates. In men, world standardized rates (per 100 000 person-years) were 0.4 and 0.6 in Iceland and the Faroe Islands, respec...

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Main Authors: H Hjalgrim, H Tulinius, J Dalberg, S Hardarson, M Frisch, M Melbye
Other Authors: The Pennsylvania State University CiteSeerX Archives
Format: Text
Language:English
Subjects:
Kaposi's sarcoma
Iceland
Faroe Islands
North Atlantic
Online Access:http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.273.6690
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Summary:nine in men and ten in women, were identified, and in the Faroe Islands four cases in men and three cases in women were found. This corresponded to surprisingly high incidence rates. In men, world standardized rates (per 100 000 person-years) were 0.4 and 0.6 in Iceland and the Faroe Islands, respectively, and for women, the figures were 0.3 (Iceland) and 0.5 (the Faroe Islands). These are among the highest rates ever reported. No explanation for the high rates of Kaposi's sarcoma in these two North Atlantic communities could be identified.

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