Association of the presence of allergic disease with subsequent risk of liver cancer in a nationwide retrospective cohort among Koreans.

ABSTRACT: A number of studies have proposed an inverse association between allergic diseases and risk of cancer, but only a few studies have specifically investigated the risk of primary liver cancer, including hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (ICC). The aim of this study was to evaluate the association of allergic diseases with risk of primary liver cancer. We conducted a retrospective cohort study of the Korean National Health Insurance Service database consisted of 405,512 Korean adults ages 40 and above who underwent health screening before January 1st, 2005. All participants were followed up until the date of liver cancer, death, or December 31st, 2013, whichever happened earliest. Those who died before the index date or had pre-diagnosed cancer were excluded f

SUBMITTER: Kim JA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9198066 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature