Decreased prevalence of cancer in patients with multiple sclerosis: A case-control study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Studies of cancer prevalence have produced conflicting results concerning the relative risk of overall and specific sub-types of cancer in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS). Contemporary controls and information on tobacco use and alcohol consumption are generally missing from previous studies.

Objectives

To evaluate lifetime cancer prevalence in a large cohort of MS patients relative to appropriate controls.

Methods

We conducted a case-control study, using a postal survey of a cohort of MS patients. Of the 1574 questionnaires sent, 1107 could be used for statistical analysis. Data from 1568 controls were prospectively collected using the same self-administered survey among consecutive out-patients in a single neurology department. Propensity scores mat

SUBMITTER: Moisset X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5703510 | biostudies-literature | 2017

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature