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Kathreen Gimbrere; Frank W. McKay; Frederick P. Li, MD
Clinical Epidemiology Branch National Cancer Institute Bethesda, Md

JAMA. 1985;254(8):1033.

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To the Editor.—

Cole et al¹ have previously reported unusually low mortality rates of Hodgkin's disease among young whites in 11 Southern states of the United States, 1949 to 1954 and 1959 to 1961. We examined mortality data for 1960 to 1975 and found that the rates have remained low among young adults in this region. Neither study detected an unusual geographic distribution of Hodgkin's disease among whites older than 45 years of age.

In our study, mortality rates for Hodgkin's disease among whites aged 15 to 34 years were 9% to 35% lower in the 11 Southern states than in the entire United States (Figure). The rates were reduced among both young men and women. This age-limited finding antedated the development of effective therapy for Hodgkin's disease and is unlikely to be due to results of treatment. In addition, incidence rates of this neoplasm were also low among . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

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