title: [Exposure to animals and non-Hodgkin lymphomas: pilot analysis about 261 cases].
abstract: This study investigated a possible link between the occupational or domestic exposure to animals and a histological subgroup of non-Hodgkin lymphomas (LNH) (diffuse large B-cell lymphomas [LDGCB], follicular lymphomas [LF], indolent non-follicular LNH [LNHINF] and T-cell LNH). This retrospective, descriptive study was carried out over one year in a regional cancer research center. Data on occupational and domestic exposures to animals, from patients treated for a LNH, was collected via a questionnaire. Among the 261 participants, 73.9% reported they had been exposed to animals, 5% were exposed at work, whereas 72.4% were exposed in a domestic setting. The occupational exposure tended to be more frequent in the subgroup of patients with a LF (P = 0.06). The domestic exposure was less frequent (P = 0.04) in patients with LDGCB (63.0%) than in patients with a small cell LNH B (LF and LNHINF) (76.0%). Although there was no obvious link between occupational or domestic exposure to animals and one of the four histological subgroups of LNH, domestic exposure seemed less common among LDGCB patients. These results need to be confirmed by further studies.
authors.affiliation: APHM, Timone, Consultation de pathologie professionnelle, Service de médecine et santé au travail, 264, rue Saint-Pierre, 13385 Marseille cedex 05, France.
authors.forename: Aurélie
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Jeanne
authors.affiliation: APHM, Timone, Consultation de pathologie professionnelle, Service de médecine et santé au travail, 264, rue Saint-Pierre, 13385 Marseille cedex 05, France.
authors.forename: Myriam
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Aras
authors.affiliation: Institut Paoli-Calmettes, Centre régional de lutte contre le cancer, Département d'anticipation et de suivi des cancers, 232, boulevard Sainte-Marguerite, 13009 Marseille, France.
authors.forename: François
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Eisinger
authors.affiliation: APHM, Timone, Consultation de pathologie professionnelle, Service de médecine et santé au travail, 264, rue Saint-Pierre, 13385 Marseille cedex 05, France, Aix-Marseille Université, Faculté de médecine, Unité de recherche EA 3279, santé publique et maladies chroniques : qualité de vie, concepts, usages et limites, déterminants, 27, boulevard Jean-Moulin, 13385 Marseille cedex 05, France.
authors.forename: Gauthier
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Bellagamba
authors.affiliation: Institut Paoli-Calmettes, Centre régional de lutte contre le cancer, Service d'hématologie, 232, boulevard Sainte-Marguerite, 13009 Marseille, France.
authors.forename: Sylvain
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Garciaz
authors.affiliation: APHM, Timone, Consultation de pathologie professionnelle, Service de médecine et santé au travail, 264, rue Saint-Pierre, 13385 Marseille cedex 05, France, Aix-Marseille Université, Faculté de médecine, Unité de recherche EA 3279, santé publique et maladies chroniques : qualité de vie, concepts, usages et limites, déterminants, 27, boulevard Jean-Moulin, 13385 Marseille cedex 05, France.
authors.forename: Marie-Pascale
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Lehucher-Michel
authors.affiliation: Institut Paoli-Calmettes, Centre régional de lutte contre le cancer, Service d'hématologie, 232, boulevard Sainte-Marguerite, 13009 Marseille, France.
authors.forename: Réda
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Bouabdallah
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000818:Animals; D004781:Environmental Exposure / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005190:Family; D005260:Female; D005602:France; D006801:Humans; D058751:Livestock; D016393:Lymphoma, B-Cell / Q000209:etiology; D008224:Lymphoma, Follicular / Q000209:etiology; D016403:Lymphoma, Large B-Cell, Diffuse / Q000209:etiology; D008228:Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D016399:Lymphoma, T-Cell / Q000209:etiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016273:Occupational Exposure / Q000009:adverse effects; D010865:Pilot Projects; D011200:Poultry; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
keywords: domestic exposure; exposure to animals; histological subgroups; non-Hodgkin lymphomas; occupational exposure; retrospective study