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. 2013 Jul 16;109(5):1287–1290. doi: 10.1038/bjc.2013.381

Table 1. Increased rates of second malignancies in patients with CLL as compared with FL patients and the general population of Manitoba.

  CLL population Compared with FL Compared with GP
Groups
n
Time at risk (PY)
Second cancers
SIR
95% CI
SIR
95% CI
All cancers
All 255 2707.18 104 1.79a 1.30–2.45 1.93a 1.40–2.68
Male 260 1456.39 65 1.84a 1.23–2.75 2.05a 1.35–3.12
Female
195
1250.70
39
1.71a
1.02–2.84
1.76a
1.05–2.96
Invasive cancers (excluding NMSCs)
All 499 3033.02 76 1.51a 1.06–2.14 1.62a 1.13–2.32
Male 288 1662.09 45 1.19 0.77–1.82 1.59a 1.00–2.53
Female
211
1370.93
31
2.49a
1.29–4.78
1.66
0.94–2.93
NMSCs
All 538 3268.53 50 2.27a 1.38–3.74 40.42a 5.28–309.32
Male 299 1712.79 35 3.12a 1.60–6.10 38.57a 3.65–408.04
Female 239 1555.73 15 1.39 0.64–3.03 44.00 0.84–2304.23

Abbreviations: CI=confidence interval; CLL=chronic lymphocytic leukaemia; FL=follicular lymphoma; GP=general population; n=number of CLL cases; NMSCs=non-melanoma skin cancers; PY=Person-Years; SIR=standardised incidence ratio.

a

Indicates statistical significance.