Married couples and cancer

The occurrence of cancer in 46 couples related only by marriage and treated in a regional hospital is reported. Twenty‐four pairs had tumors of the same histopathologic type. Three couples had the same tumors with similar histology: brain (astrocytoma), urinary bladder (transitional cell carcinoma),...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of surgical oncology 1990-05, Vol.44 (1), p.62-65
1. Verfasser:	Walach, Natalio
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Aged Aged, 80 and over Biological and medical sciences coincidental phenomena environmental factors Family Health Female histology Humans Israel Male Marriage - statistics & numerical data Medical sciences Middle Aged Neoplasms - epidemiology Prospective Studies Tumors
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Zusammenfassung:	The occurrence of cancer in 46 couples related only by marriage and treated in a regional hospital is reported. Twenty‐four pairs had tumors of the same histopathologic type. Three couples had the same tumors with similar histology: brain (astrocytoma), urinary bladder (transitional cell carcinoma), and lung (adenocarcinoma). The possible significance of environmental, nutritional, and contamination factors are emphasized, although this is a probably coincidental phenomenon.
ISSN:	0022-4790 1096-9098
DOI:	10.1002/jso.2930440114