The incidence of cancers among second-generation Irish living in England and Wales.
The incidence of ovarian, cervical, lung and prostatic cancer was higher in second-generation Irish living in England and Wales than in all other persons in England and Wales. A higher incidence of ovarian cancer was not found in first-generation Irish. Differences in socioeconomic status did not explain these patterns.
Office for National Statistics, Longitudinal Study Unit, London, UK.
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D004739:England / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007494:Ireland / Q000208:ethnology; D008297:Male; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology*; D016016:Proportional Hazards Models; D017678:Sex Distribution; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D014852:Wales / Q000453:epidemiology