Table 1.
Adult sarcoma study descriptions
Location & time | Author | NCases | NControls/Cohort | Risk cactors examined |
---|---|---|---|---|
Cohort Studies UK & France 1942–1986 [5,6] |
Le vu et al. (1998), Menu-Branthomme et al. (2004) |
OS 32, STS 25 |
4,400, 4,400 |
Radiotherapy |
Finland 1953–2000 [7] |
Virtanen et al. (2006) |
STS & MBT 147 |
295,712 |
Radiotherapy |
France 1954–1983 [8] |
Rubino et al. (2005) |
STS & MBT 14 |
6,597 |
Radiotherapy |
Japan 1958–2001 [9] |
Samartzis et al. (2011) |
MBT 19 |
120,321 |
Ionizing radiation- atomic bomb |
USA 1973–1995 [10] |
Hwang et al. (2003) |
STS 135 |
194,798 |
Radiotherapy |
Amsterdam 1984–1996 [11] |
Renwick et al. (1998) |
KS 99 |
3,443 |
HHV8 infection |
Nested Case–control UK 1940–1983 [12] |
Hawkins et al. (1996) |
MBT 59 |
220 |
Radiotherapy |
International-multiple locations ?-1991 [13] |
Kogevinas et al. (1995) |
STS 11 |
55 |
Phenoxy herbicides, chlorophenols, dioxins |
Case–control England & Wales 1968–1976 [14] |
Balarajan et al. (1984) |
STS 1,961 |
1,961 |
Agriculture and forestry occupations |
Sweden 1975–1982 [15] |
Wingren et al. (1990) |
STS 96 |
650 |
Job type, chemical agents, and other occupational factors |
Kansas, USA 1976–1982 [16,17] |
Hoar et al. (1986), Zahm et al. (1989) |
STS 228, STS 133 |
1610, 948 |
Agricultural herbicide use, tobacco use, medical history, occupation |
Umea, Sweden 1978–1983 [18] |
Hardell et al. (1988) |
STS 54 |
311 |
Phenoxyacetic acids, chlorophenols |
Uppsala, Sweden 1978–1986 [19] |
Eriksson et al. (1990) |
STS 237 |
237 |
Occupation, occupational exposures, dioxins |
Wisconsin, USA 1979–1989 [20] |
Moss et al. (1995) |
OS 167 |
989 |
Fluoridated drinking water |
Wisconsin, USA 1980–1997 [21] |
Guse et al. (2002) |
OS 319 |
3,198 |
Radium in drinking water |
Washington, USA 1981–1984 [22] |
Woods et al. (1987) |
STS 128 |
694 |
Phenoxy herbicides, chlorophenols, and other occupational exposures |
Victoria, Australia 1982–1988 [23] |
Smith et al. (1992) |
STS 30 |
60 |
Phenoxy herbicides and chlorophenols |
New York & Washington DC, USA 1982-? [24] |
Engels et al. (2003) |
KS 29 |
57 |
Immunologic and virologic factors |
Northern Italy 1983–1998 [25] |
Fioretti et al. (2000) |
STS 104 |
505 |
Menstrual and reproductive factors |
USA-multiple locations 1984–1988 [26,27] |
Hoppin et al. (1998), Hoppin et al. (1999) |
STS 295, STS 200 & MBT 51 |
1908, 1908 |
Chlorophenols and other occupational exposures |
USA-multiple locations 1984-? [28] |
Moore et al. (1996) |
KS 21 |
42 |
Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus infection |
Northeast Italy 1985–1991 [29-31] |
Franceschi et al. (1992), Serraino et al. (1992), Serraino et al. (1991) |
STS 93, STS 93, STS 88 |
721, 721, 610 |
Occupational factors, tobacco, alcohol, drugs, pesticides, and history of infection |
Manua, Italy 1989–1998 [32] |
Comba et al. (2003) |
STS 37 |
171 |
Residence near industrial waste incinerators |
Uganda 1994–1998 [33] |
Ziegler et al. (2003) |
KS 117 |
1,282 |
HHV8 infection |
Europe-multiple locations 1995–1997 [34] |
Merletti et al. (2006) |
MBT 96 |
2,632 |
Job type and occupational exposures |
Sicily, Naples, and Rome 1998–2001 [35] |
Goedert et al. (2002) |
KS 141 |
192 |
Birth order, sexual history, medical history, and cigarette consumption |
Ecologic France 1980–1995 [36] |
Viel et al. (2000) |
STS 110 |
N/A |
Residence near industrial waste incinerators |
Case-series USA-multiple locations 1960–1992 [37] |
Cope et al. (2000) |
ES 306 |
N/A |
Hernias |
Bologna, Italy 1981–2001 [38] | Longhi et al. (2005) | OS 962 | N/A | Height, stature, and growth rate |
STS = Soft tissue sarcoma, MBT = Malignant bone tumor, KS = Kaposi's sarcoma, OS = Osteosarcoma, ES = Ewing's sarcoma, CS = Chondrosarcoma.