The Epidemiology of Multiple Myeloma

Cancer Incidence in Five Continents

1966 • 5,960 citations

Benzene and Leukemia

1987 • 604 citations

Hair dyes are mutagenic: identification of a variety of mutagenic ingredients.

1975 • 474 citations

Cancer Incidence and Mortality Trends Among Whites in the United States, 1947–84

1987 • 455 citations

Radiation Dose and Second Cancer Risk in Patients Treated for Cancer of the Cervix

1988 • 395 citations

Chromosomal location of the genes for human immunoglobulin heavy chains.

1979 • 368 citations

Long term mortality after a single treatment course with X-rays in patients treated for ankylosing spondylitis

1987 • 318 citations

Cancer among farmers. A review.

1985 • 296 citations

Studies of the Mortality of A-Bomb Survivors: 9. Mortality, 1950-1985: Part 2. Cancer Mortality Based on the Recently Revised Doses (DS86)

1990 • 284 citations

Radiation Exposures of Hanford Workers Dying from Cancer and Other Causes

1977 • 224 citations

International trends in cancer mortality in France, West Germany, Italy, Japan, England and Wales, and the USA

1990 • 207 citations

Retrospective cohort mortality study of workers at an aircraft maintenance facility. I. Epidemiological results.

1991 • 166 citations

Cancer mortality in a radiation-exposed cohort of Massachusetts tuberculosis patients.

1989 • 165 citations

TEN-YEAR MORTALITY STUDY OF THE POPULATION INVOLVED IN THE SEVESO INCIDENT IN 1976

1989 • 154 citations

Mortality in workers exposed to electromagnetic fields.

1985 • 153 citations

Plasma cell karyotype in multiple myeloma

1988 • 150 citations

Mortality of workers at the Sellafield plant of British Nuclear Fuels.

1986 • 149 citations

Cancer in Populations Living Near Nuclear Facilities

1991 • 145 citations

Critical review of cancer epidemiology in petroleum industry employees, with a quantitative meta‐analysis by cancer site

1989 • 141 citations

SELECTED CANCER MORTALITY AND FARM PRACTICES IN IOWA

1983 • 141 citations

Geographical variation in mortality from leukaemia and other cancers in England and Wales in relation to proximity to nuclear installations, 1969-78

1989 • 141 citations

Leukemia, Multiple Myeloma, and Aplastic Anemia in American Radiologists

1963 • 134 citations

Cancer risk and occupational exposure to aflatoxins in Denmark

1988 • 130 citations

Mortality of employees of the United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority, 1946-1979.

1985 • 129 citations

MORTALITY AMONG RUBBER WORKERS I. WHITE MALE UNION EMPLOYEES IN AKRON, OHIO

1976 • 128 citations

Cancer near nuclear installations

1987 • 124 citations

Contribution of socioeconomic status to black/white differences in cancer incidence

1989 • 122 citations

Mortality of U.S. Embalmers and funeral directors

1990 • 121 citations

Mortality of Workers at the Hanford Site: 1945-1981

1989 • 118 citations

A case‐control study of multiple myeloma nested in the american cancer society prospective study

1989 • 117 citations

Mortality among chemical workers exposed to benzene and other agents

1983 • 117 citations

MORTALITY AMONG WHITE AND NONWHITE FARMERS IN NORTH CAROLINA, 1976–1978

1985 • 116 citations

Occupation and lymphoid neoplasms

1989 • 115 citations

Urban and rural factors in the aetiology of cancer

1991 • 112 citations

Diagnostic X-ray Procedures and Risk of Leukemia, Lymphoma, and Multiple Myeloma

1991 • 112 citations

Screening prescription drugs for possible carcinogenicity: eleven to fifteen years of follow-up.

1989 • 111 citations

MALIGNANT LYMPHOMA AND MULTIPLE MYELOMA LINKED WITH AGRICULTURAL OCCUPATIONS IN A NEW ZEALAND CANCER REGISTRY-BASED STUDY

1985 • 110 citations

Second Cancers Following Radiation Treatment for Cervical Cancer. An International Collaboration Among Cancer Registries

1985 • 109 citations

Alteration and abnormal expression of the c-myc oncogene in human multiple myeloma

1988 • 105 citations

A summary of mortality and incidence of cancer in men from the United Kingdom who participated in the United Kingdom's atmospheric nuclear weapon tests and experimental programmes

1988 • 102 citations

A case-control study of multiple myeloma in whites: chronic antigenic stimulation, occupation, and drug use.

1987 • 101 citations

Analyses of Combined Mortality Data on Workers at the Hanford Site, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, and Rocky Flats Nuclear Weapons Plant

1989 • 100 citations

Incidence of cancer and mortality among employees in the asbestos cement industry in Denmark.

1989 • 100 citations

Multiple myeloma – A case-control study

1988 • 99 citations

Cancer Risks in New Zealand Farmers

1989 • 91 citations

Smoking and risk of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma and multiple myeloma

1992 • 91 citations

CANCER NEAR THE THREE MILE ISLAND NUCLEAR PLANT: RADIATION EMISSIONS

1990 • 91 citations

Case-control study of multiple myeloma and farming

1986 • 90 citations

Nonrandom rearrangement of chromosome 14 at band q32.33 in human lymphoid malignancies with mature B-cell phenotype.

1989 • 90 citations

Occurrence of Cancer in Socioeconomic Groups in Sweden: An Analysis Based on the Swedish Cancer Environment Registry

1986 • 89 citations

Case-Control Studies of Cancer in New Zealand Electrical Workers

1989 • 89 citations

Lymphatic and hematopoietic tissue cancer in a chemical manufacturing environment

1989 • 88 citations

Mortality in the British rubber industry 1946-85.

1989 • 87 citations

Risk of cancer in pesticide applicators in Swedish agriculture.

1989 • 86 citations

Comparison of Trends in the Incidence of Multiple Myeloma in Malmö, Sweden, and Other Countries, 1950–1979

1984 • 84 citations

Occupation, Social Class and Male Cancer Mortality in New Zealand, 1974–78

1986 • 82 citations

MARKER-CHROMOSOME 14 IN MULTIPLE MYELOMA AND PLASMA-CELL LEUKÆMIA

1973 • 80 citations

Allergies and agricultural exposure as risk factors for multiple myeloma

1983 • 78 citations

Neoplastic Diseases of the Blood

1991 • 78 citations

Cancer Among Medical Diagnostic X-Ray Workers in China

1988 • 77 citations

Farming and Mortality From Multiple Myeloma: A Case-Control Study With the Use of Death Certificates

1984 • 77 citations

Mortality from cancers of major sites in female radium dial workers

1984 • 74 citations

Cancer in Alaskan Indians, Eskimos, and Aleuts, 1969-83: implications for etiology and control.

1989 • 73 citations

Cancer risks in painters: study based on the New Zealand Cancer Registry.

1990 • 72 citations

Multiple myeloma and engine exhausts, fresh wood, and creosote: A case‐referent study

1987 • 70 citations

History of Cigarette Smoking and Risk of Leukemia and Myeloma: Results From the Adventist Health Study

1990 • 70 citations

A Cancer Registry-Based Study of Occupational Risk for Lymphoma, Multiple Myeloma and Leukaemia

1988 • 69 citations

Cancer risks among Missouri farmers

1989 • 68 citations

Mortality and cancer incidence among Swedish paint industry workers with long-term exposure to organic solvents.

1986 • 66 citations

Minnesota highway maintenance worker study: Cancer mortality

1989 • 65 citations

Plasma Cell Malignancy in the Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome: Association with Epstein-Barr Virus

1989 • 65 citations

Cancer in iowa farmers: Recent results

1990 • 64 citations

Trends in Cancer Risks Among Swedish Agricultural Workers2

1986 • 62 citations

Multiple myeloma and family history of cancer a case—control study

1985 • 62 citations

MORTALITY AMONG RUBBER WORKERS II. OTHER EMPLOYEES

1976 • 59 citations

Multiple myeloma, leukemia, and cancer of the ovary in cosmetologists and hairdressers

1984 • 59 citations

Mortality and incidence of cancer among Swedish rubber workers, 1952-1981.

1986 • 59 citations

Cohort mortality study of seattle fire fighters: 1945‐1983

1990 • 58 citations

Non‐random chromosomal aberrations associated with multiple myeloma

1984 • 56 citations

Race, poverty, and survival in multiple myeloma

1984 • 56 citations

Update of a Mortality Study of Workers in Petroleum Refineries

1986 • 55 citations

Mortality patterns among petroleum refinery and chemical plant workers

1991 • 55 citations

A New Zealand cancer registry-based study of cancer in wood workers

1989 • 54 citations

CORRELATIONS BETWEEN CARCINOGENIC TRACE METALS IN WATER SUPPLIES AND CANCER MORTALITY

1972 • 51 citations

Medical history and the risk of multiple myeloma

1991 • 50 citations

Cancer occurrence in developing countries

1987 • 49 citations

ANTIGENIC STIMULATION AND THJ OCCURRENCE OF MULTIPLE MYELOMA

1987 • 48 citations

Familial multiple myeloma. A review of thirty-seven families

1982 • 47 citations

Excess of cancer in Swedish chimney sweeps.

1988 • 47 citations

International variations and temporal trends in mortality from multiple myeloma

1983 • 47 citations

A proportionate mortality ratio analysis of pulp and paper mill workers in New Hampshire.

1988 • 45 citations

The effects of distance from primary treatment centers on survival among patients with multiple myeloma.

1987 • 44 citations

A Retrospective Mortality Study of Workers in Three Major U.S. Refineries and Chemical Plants

1985 • 44 citations

Family History of Autoimmune Disorders and Cancer in Multiple Myeloma

1988 • 44 citations

Epidemiological survey of oil distribution centres in Britain.

1983 • 44 citations

HLA and multiple myeloma among black and white men: evidence of a genetic association.

1992 • 42 citations

Texaco mortality study. I. Mortality among refinery, petrochemical, and research workers.

1985 • 42 citations

Cancer mortality in metal workers.

1983 • 41 citations

Increased expression of the c-myc gene may be related to the aggressive transformation of human myeloma cells

2008 • 39 citations

Mortality and cancer morbidity among workers in a chemical factory.

1986 • 38 citations

Cancer risks among New Zealand meat workers.

1989 • 38 citations

Follow up of New Zealand participants in British atmospheric nuclear weapons tests in the Pacific.

1990 • 37 citations

Proportionate Mortality Study of Workers in the Grain Industry

1987 • 37 citations

Texaco mortality study: III. A cohort study of producing and pipeline workers

1987 • 37 citations

Multiple Myeloma in Swedish Agricultural Workers

1986 • 36 citations

Multiple myeloma in cosmetologists

1982 • 36 citations

AIDS-related secular trends in cancer in Los Angeles County men: a comparison by marital status.

1989 • 36 citations

Mortality and cancer incidence among workers in an abrasive manufacturing industry.

1987 • 36 citations

Is Exposure to Benzene a Cause of Human Multiple Myeloma?^a

1990 • 34 citations

A prospective study of tobacco use and multiple myeloma: evidence against an association

1992 • 33 citations

Mortality of female workers in rubber manufacturing plant.

1978 • 33 citations

Experts Clash Over Cancer Data

1990 • 33 citations

Soft‐tissue sarcoma, non‐hodgkin's lymphoma and other cancers in new zealand forestry workers

1989 • 32 citations

Competing Causes of Death A Review of Recent Trends in Mortality in Industrialized Countries with Special Reference to Cancer

1990 • 32 citations

Multiple Myeloma: Relation to Propoxyphene and Other Drugs, Radiation and Occupation

1986 • 32 citations

Multiple myeloma in Western Australia: A case‐control study in relation to occupation, father's occupation, socioeconomic status and country of birth

1986 • 31 citations

Genetic aspects of susceptibility to multiple myeloma

1982 • 30 citations

Multiple Myeloma and Occupation in Sweden

1988 • 29 citations

Amplification of the c-myc and the pvt-like region in human multiple myeloma.

1990 • 29 citations

Genetic studies in multiple myeloma 1. Association with HLA-Cw5

1983 • 29 citations

Deaths and tumors among workers grinding stainless steel

1989 • 28 citations

Mortality among rubber workers: X. Reclaim workers

1985 • 28 citations

Cancer mortality patterns by work category in three texas oil refineries

1984 • 28 citations

Socioeconomic status and risk of multiple myeloma.

1985 • 28 citations

Role of immune stimulation in the etiology of multiple myeloma: A case control study

1987 • 27 citations

Cancer and other mortality patterns among United States furniture workers.

1989 • 27 citations

Cancer mortality in a cohort of United Kingdom steel foundry workers: 1946-85.

1989 • 27 citations

Herbicides and Cancer: A Review and Discussion of Methodologic Issues

1990 • 26 citations

B cell neoplasms and occupational asbestos exposure

1988 • 26 citations

Multiple myeloma: Houses and spouses

1983 • 26 citations

Epidemiology and Biology of Multiple Myeloma

1991 • 25 citations

Cause‐specific mortality among male textile workers in Rhode Island

1988 • 25 citations

Mortality among workers in a shoe manufacturing company

1987 • 23 citations

Familial Aggregation of Multiple Myeloma and Central Nervous System Diseases

1989 • 23 citations

A MORTALITY STUDY OF A RESEARCH, ENGINEERING, AND METAL FABRICATION FACILITY IN WESTERN NEW YORK STATE

1988 • 22 citations

Trends in the incidence of multiple myeloma in Denmark 1943–1982: A study of 5500 patients

1989 • 21 citations

Multiple Myeloma in Three Siblings

1985 • 20 citations

Cancer Mortality Around La Hague Nuclear Facilities

1989 • 20 citations

Mortality From Multiple Myeloma Among North Carolina Furniture Workers

1985 • 18 citations

Mortality Experience at a Hydrometallurgical Nickel Refinery in Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta between 1954 and 1984

1991 • 18 citations

Effects of socioeconomic and clinical factors on survival in multiple myeloma.

1987 • 18 citations

Identification of a second transforming gene, rasn, in a human multiple myeloma line with a rearranged c-myc allele

1988 • 17 citations

International Time Trends for Multiple Myeloma

1990 • 17 citations

Multiple Myeloma: Epidemiological Features in a Well-Defined Population in Burgundy, France

1989 • 16 citations

Multinational Trends in Multiple Myeloma

1990 • 16 citations

Multiple myeloma in two brothers. An immunochemical and immunogenetic familial study

1986 • 16 citations

Infectious and noninfectious exposures in the etiology of light chain myeloma: a case-control study.

1989 • 15 citations

INCIDENCE AND OUTCOME OF MULTIPLE MYELOMA IN WESTERN AUSTRALIA, 1960 TO 1984

1988 • 14 citations

Genetic Aspects of Familial Multiple Myeloma

1991 • 13 citations

Concurrent familial myeloma in Northern Ireland

1986 • 13 citations

Genetic studies in multiple myeloma. II. Immunoglobulin allotype associations

1985 • 13 citations

Mortality statistics of major causes of death among atomic bomb survivors in Hiroshima Prefecture from 1968 to 1982.

1989 • 11 citations

Multiple Myeloma in Husband and Wife

1980 • 11 citations

Multiple myeloma in a patient at risk for AIDS.

1990 • 10 citations

A Descriptive Epidemiological Study of Hematopoietic Neoplasms in Japan

1985 • 10 citations

Postgraduate Haematology

1989 • 10 citations

Multiple myeloma in Northern Israel, 1970–1979

1986 • 10 citations

Changes in cancer incidence in the Swiss canton of Vaud, 1978–87

1990 • 9 citations

MULTIPLE MYELOMA IN SPOUSES: To the Editor:

1988 • 6 citations

Excessive cancer rates among blacks in Louisiana: an opportunity for physician intervention.

1990 • 6 citations

Pattern of multiple myeloma in Kenyans.

1988 • 5 citations

Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia and Multiple Myeloma in Husband and Wife

1984 • 3 citations

Trends and patterns in cancer incidence in Czechoslovakia, 1968-1985.

1989 • 2 citations

Incidence of Hematopoietic Malignancies in a Well-Defined Population in France

1986 • 1 citations