[Incidence of multiple myeloma in Nagasaki City, with special reference to those subjected to atomic bomb exposure].
In order to observe the incidence of multiple myeloma in the population of Nagasaki City from 1973 to 1982, and to assess any influence caused by A-bomb exposure, 85 cases of myeloma have been collected and analysed. Informatively, 48 cases of this number were A-bomb survivors. Among the middle-aged cases, the crude incidence rates of myeloma in the exposed group were found to be higher than those in the non-exposed group. Further, the relative risk of myeloma was higher in A-bomb survivors and this tendency become more pronounced in the those who were within 2 km of the epicenter of the blast. The age-adjusted relative risk in male and female A-bomb survivors was 1.59 and 1.68 respectively, but no significant differences were noted.
Higami
Y
Y
1st Dept. of Pathology, Nagasaki Univ. School of Med.
Shimokawa
I
I
Iwasaki
K
K
Matsuo
T
T
Ikeda
T
T
Mine
M
M
Mori
H
H
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007564:Japan / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009101:Multiple Myeloma / Q000453:epidemiology*; D009689:Nuclear Warfare; D012306:Risk; D012737:Sex Factors