Table 2.

Procedures and conditions recorded at the time of transfusion in women who developed liver cancer or non-Hodgkin lymphoma 5 or more years after blood transfusion

Conditions and procedures recorded at the time of transfusion
Liver cancer (11 in total) occurring 5 or more years after blood transfusion:
6 had a transfusion associated with a surgical procedure, including 3 with knee or hip replacement surgery
3 had a transfusion associated with investigations for gastrointestinal bleeding (not varices nor cancer)
2 had transfusion for other conditions, none associated with liver disease or cancer
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma (29 in total) occurring 5 or more years after blood transfusion:
16 had a transfusion associated with a surgical procedure, including 12 with knee or hip replacement surgery
9 had a transfusion associated with investigations for gastrointestinal bleeding (not varices nor cancer)
4 had transfusion for other conditions, none associated with non-Hodgkin lymphoma