PUBLICATIONS FROM THE FINNISH CANCER REGISTRY IN 1998

Alexander, F.E., Boyle, P., Carli, P.-M., Coebergh, J.W., Draper, G.J., Ekbom, A., Levi, F., McKinney, P.A., McWhirter, W., Magnani, C., Michaelis, J., Olsen, J.H., Peris-Bonet, R., Petridou, E., Pukkala, E. and Vatten, L.: Spatial temporal patterns in childhood leukaemia: further evidence for an infectious origin. Brit. J. Cancer 1998: 77: 812-817.

Alexander, F.E., Boyle, P., Carli, P.-M., Coebergh, J.W., Draper, G.J., Ekbom, A., Levi, F., McKinney, P.A., McWhirter, W., Michaelis, J., Peris-Bonet, R., Petridou, E., Pompe-Kirn, V., Plesko, I., Pukkala, E., Rahu, M., Storm, H., Terracini, B., Vatten, L. and Wray, N.: Spatial clustering of childhood leukaemia: summary results from the EUROCLUS project. Brit. J. Cancer 1998: 77: 818-824.

Anttila, A., Pukkala, E., Aitio, A., Rantanen, T. and Karjalainen, S.: Update of cancer incidence among workers at a copper/nickel smelter and nickel refinery. Int. Arch. Occup. Environ. Health 1998: 71: 245-250.

Anttila, A., Pukkala, E., Nieminen, P. and Hakama, M.: Kohdunkaulan syövän ilmaantuvuus on Suomessa selvästi suurenemassa. Duodecim 1998: 114: 1117-1124. (in Finnish)

Anttila, A., Pukkala, E., Riala, R., Sallmén, M. and Hemminki, K.: Cancer incidence among Finnish workers exposed to aromatic hydrocarbons. Int. Arch. Occup. Environ. Health 1998: 71: 187-193.

Auranen, A. and Iselius, L.: Segregation analysis of epithelial ovarian cancer in Finland. Brit. J. Cancer 1998: 77: 1537-1541.

Auvinen, A., Hakama, M. and Rytömaa, T.: Pieniannoksinen ionisoiva säteily ja syöpävaara. Duodecim 1998: 114: 505-507. (in Finnish)

Auvinen, A., Mäkeläinen, I., Hakama, M., Castrén, O., Pukkala, E., Reisbacka, H. and Rytömaa, T.: Erratum (referring to Auvinen et al.: J. Natl Cancer Inst. 1996: 88: 966-972). J. Natl Cancer Inst. 1998: 90: 401-402.

Auvinen, A., Rahu, M., Veidebaum, T., Tekkel, M., Hakulinen, T., Salomaa, S. and Boice, J.D., Jr. (eds.): Cancer incidence and thyroid disease among Estonian Chernobyl clean-up workers. STUK, A158. Edita, Helsinki 1998.

Boffetta, P., Sali, D., Kolstad, H., Coggon, D., Olsen, J., Andersen, A., Spence, A., Pesatori, A.C., Lynge, E., Frentzel-Beyme, R., Chang-Claude, J., Lundberg, I., Biocca, M., Gennaro, V., Teppo, L., Partanen, T., Welp, E., Saracci, R. and Kogevinas, M.: Mortality of short-term workers in two international cohorts. J. Occup. Environ. Med. 1998: 40: 1120-1126.

Coebergh, J.W.W., Sant, M., Berrino, F. and Verdecchia, A. (eds.): Survival of adult cancer patients in Europe diagnosed from 1978-1989. The EUROCARE II Study. Special issue. Eur. J. Cancer 1998: 34: No. 14 (2137-2278).

Dickman, P.W., Auvinen, A., Voutilainen, E.T. and Hakulinen, T.: Measuring social class differences in cancer patient survival: Is it necessary to control for social class differences in general population mortality? A Finnish population-based study. J. Epidemiol. Comm. Health 1998: 52: 727-734.

Dickman, P. and Hakulinen, T.: Kräftbilden i Norden - potentiella reduktioner i antalen cancerdödsfall som resultat av eliminering av regional variation i cancerpatienternas överlevnad i Norden. In: Kræftbilledet i Norden. Nordisk Ministerråd. TemaNord 501. Copenhagen 1998: 73-88. (in Swedish)

Engeland, A., Haldorsen, T., Dickman, P.W., Hakulinen, T., Möller, T.R., Storm, H.H. and Tulinius, H.: Relative survival of cancer patients. A comparison between Denmark and the other Nordic countries. Acta Oncol. 1998: 37: 49-59.

Gajalakshmi, C.K., Shanta, V. and Hakama, M.: Risk factors for contralateral breast cancer in Chennai (Madras), India. Int. J. Epidemiol. 1998: 27: 743-750.

af Geijersstam, V., Kibur, M., Wang, Z., Koskela, P., Pukkala, E., Schiller, J., Lehtinen, M. and Dillner, J.: Stability over time of serum antibody levels to human papillomavirus type 16. J. Infect. Dis. 1998: 177: 1710-1714.

Hakama, M.: Chemoprevention of cancer. Acta Oncol. 1998: 37: 227-230.

Hakama, M. and Auvinen, A.: Effects of the Chernobyl accident in Finland. In: WHO/HICARE Symposium on Radiological Accidents and Environmental Epidemiology. A Decade After the Chernobyl Accident. Proceedings. Hiroshima International Council for Health Care of the Radiation-Exposed and World Health Organization. WHO, Geneva 1998, pp. 57-61.

Hakama, M. and Hristova, L.: Inverkan av screening i nordisk cancerkontroll fram till år 2017. In: Kræftbilledet i Norden. Nordisk Ministerråd. TemaNord 501. Copehagen 1998:49-70. (in Swedish)

Hakulinen, T.: Book Review: Schüler, G. and Bopp, M.: The Swiss Cancer Mortality Atlas 1970-1990, Birkhäuser Verlag AG, 1997. Acta Oncol. 1998: 37: 222.

Hakulinen, T.: Case fatality. In: Encyclopedia of Biostatistics. Eds. P. Armitage and T. Colton. John Wiley et Sons, Sussex 1998, p. 496.

Hakulinen, T.: Is cancer chemoprevention feasible? Acta Oncol. 1998: 37: 225.

Hakulinen, T.: Methodology: Cancer survival analysis methods and applications. In: Workshop Report. National Initiative to Improve Cancer Survival Information. Chron. Dis. Can. 1998: 19: 66, 69.

Hakulinen, T. and Holm, L.-E.: Cancerförekomst. In: Onkologi. Eds. U. Ringborg, R. Henriksson and S. Friberg. Liber Ab, Stockholm 1998, pp. 19-28. (in Swedish)

Hartman, T.J., Albanes, D., Rautalahti, M., Tangrea, J.A., Virtamo, J., Stolzenberg, R. and Taylor, P.R.: Physical activity and prostate cancer in the Alpha-Tocopherol, Beta-Carotene (ATBC) Cancer Prevention Study (Finland). Cancer Causes Control 1998: 9: 11-18.

Haukka, J.: Analysis of observational screening studies - An application to the ATBC cancer prevention study. Doctor's Thesis, University of Helsinki. Kansanterveystieteen julkaisuja (Publications on Public Health by the Department of Public Health, University of Helsinki) M 138:1998. Hakapaino Oy, Helsinki 1998.

Heinonen, O.P., Albanes, D., Virtamo, J., Taylor, P.R., Huttunen, J.K., Hartman, A.M., Haapakoski, J., Malila, N., Rautalahti, M., Ripatti, S., Mäenpää, H., Teerenhovi, L., Koss, L., Virolainen, M. and Edwards, B.: Prostate cancer and supplementation with a-tocopherol and ß-carotene: Incidence and mortality in a controlled trial. J. Natl Cancer Inst. 1998: 90: 440-446.

Hemminki, A., Höglund, P., Pukkala, E., Salovaara, R., Järvinen, H., Norio, R. and Aaltonen, L.A.: Intestinal cancer in patients with a germline mutation in the down-regulated in adenoma (DRA) gene. Oncogene 1998: 16: 681-684.

Holli, K., Saaristo, R., Isola, J., Hyöty, M. and Hakama, M.: Effect of radiotherapy on the interpretation of routine follow-up mammography after conservative breast surgery. A randomized study. Brit J. Cancer 1998: 78: 542-545.

Holm, L.-E. and Hakulinen, T.: Riskfaktorer och cancerprevention. In: Onkologi. Eds. U. Ringborg, R. Henriksson and S. Friberg. Liber Ab, Stockholm 1998, pp. 29-34. (in Swedish)

Kallio, M. and Hakama, M.: Kohdunkaulan syöpä- ja esiastelöydökset seulonnoissa. Suom. Lääk.-L. 1998: 53: 2409-2411. (in Finnish)

Karjalainen, A. and Pukkala, E.: The risk of lung cancer among construction workers with an asbestos-related occupational disease. In: Advances in the Prevention of Occupational Respiratory Diseases. Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Occupational Respiratory Diseases, Kyoto, Japan 13-16 October, 1997. Eds. K. Chiyotani, Y. Hosoda and Y. Aizawa. Elsevier, Amsterdam 1998, pp. 272-277.

Karjalainen, A., Pukkala, E., Mattson, K. and Huuskonen, M.S.: Improved reporting of asbestos-related occupational cancers in Finland. In: Advances in the Prevention of Occupational Respiratory Diseases. Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Occupational Respiratory Diseases, Kyoto, Japan 13-16 October, 1997. Eds. K. Chiyotani, Y. Hosoda and Y. Aizawa. Elsevier, Amsterdam 1998, pp. 66-70.

Kauppinen, T., Toikkanen, J. and Pukkala, E.: From cross-tabulations to multipurpose exposure information systems: A new job-exposure matrix. Am. J. Indust. Med. 1998: 33: 409-417.

Knekt, P., Hakama, M., Järvinen, R., Pukkala, E. and Heliövaara, M.: Smoking and risk of colorectal cancer. Brit. J. Cancer 1998: 78: 136-139.

Knekt, P., Marniemi, J., Teppo, L., Heliövaara, M. and Aromaa, A.: Is low selenium status a risk factor for lung cancer? Am. J. Epidemiol. 1998: 148: 975-982.

Koivusalo, M.T.: Drinking water mutagenicity and cancer. Doctor's Thesis, University of Helsinki. Publications of the National Public Health Institute, A 8/1998. Hakapaino Oy, Helsinki 1998.

Koivusalo, M., Hakulinen, T., Vartiainen, T., Pukkala, E., Jaakkola, J.J.K. and Tuomisto, J.: Drinking water mutagenicity and urinary tract cancers: A population-based case-control study in Finland. Am. J. Epidemiol. 1998: 148: 704-712.

Kumpulainen, E.J., Hirvikoski, P.P., Pukkala, E. and Johansson, R.T.: Cancer risk after adjuvant chemo- or chemohormonal therapy of breast cancer. Anti-Cancer Drugs 1998: 9: 131-134.

Latikka, P., Pukkala, E. and Vihko, V.: Relationship between the risk of breast cancer and physical activity. An epidemiological perspective. Sports Med. 1998: 26: 133-143.

Littlefield, L.G., McFee, A.F., Salomaa, S.I., Tucker, J.D., Inskip, P.D., Sayer, A.M., Lindholm, C., Mäkinen, S., Mustonen, R., Sorensen, K., Tekkel, M., Veidebaum, T., Auvinen, A. and Boice, J.D., Jr.: Do recorded doses overestimate true doses received by Chernobyl cleanup workers? Results of cytogenetic analyses of Estonian workers by fluorescence in situ hybridization. Radiat. Res. 1998: 150: 237-249.

Milán, T., Kaprio, J., Verkasalo, P.K., Jansén, C.T., Teppo, L. and Koskenvuo, M.: Hereditary factors in basal cell carcinoma of the skin: a population-based cohort study in twins. Brit. J. Cancer 1998: 78: 1516-1520.

Oksa, P., Klockars, M., Karjalainen, A., Huuskonen, M.S., Vattulainen, K., Pukkala, E. and Nordman, H.: Progression of asbestosis predicts lung cancer. Chest 1998: 113: 1517-1521.

Oksanen, H.: Modelling the survival of prostate cancer patients. Doctor's Thesis, University of Tampere. Acta Universitatis Tamperensis No. 615. Vammalan Kirjapano Oy, Vammala 1998.

Olsen, J., Ahrens, W., Bjørner, J., Grønwold, M., Jöckel, K.H., Keiding, L., Lauritsen, J.M., Levy-Desroches, S., Manderson, L., Olesen, F., Pukkala, E., Morales Suárez-Varela, M.M. and Wildner, M.: Epidemiology deserves better questionnaires. Int. J. Epidemiol. 1998: 27: 935.

Partanen, T., Vasama-Neuvonen, K., Pukkala, E., Weiderpass, E., Welp, E., Kauppinen, T., Paakkulainen, H., Mutanen, P. and Boffetta, P.: Rintasyövällä voi olla työhön liittyviä vaaratekijöitä. Työ ja Ihminen 1998: 12: 161-166. (in Finnish)

Pukkala, E.: Aiheuttaako bensiini munuaissyöpää? Syöpä 1998: No. 5: 9. (in Finnish)

Pukkala, E.: Cancer incidence among Finnish oil refinery workers, 1971-1994. J. Occup. Environ. Med. 1998: 40: 675-679.

Pukkala, E.: Lasten syöpä vaihtelee ajallisesti ja alueittain. Sylva 1998: No. 1: 34-35. (in Finnish)

Salminen, T., Hakama, M., Heikkilä, M. and Saarenmaa, I.: Favourable change in mammographic parenchymal patterns and breast cancer risk factors. Int. J. Cancer 1998: 78: 410-414.

Salminen, T.M., Saarenmaa, I.E., Heikkilä, M.M. and Hakama, M.: Risk of breast cancer and changes in mammographic parenchymal patterns over time. Acta Oncol. 1998: 37: 547-551.

Sankila, R.: Cancer patient survival: a population-based approach. Doctor's Thesis, University of Helsinki. Cancer Society of Finland Publication No. 60, Yliopistopaino, Helsinki 1998.

Sankila, R.: Lapsena sairastetun syövän vaikutus jälkeläisten syöpävaaraan. Duodecim 1998: 114: 2277-2278. (in Finnish)

Sankila, R.: Lapsisyöpäpotilaiden jälkeläisten syöpävaara ei ole suurentunut. Syöpä 1998: No. 3: 17. (in Finnish)

Sankila, R.: Matkapuhelimet eivät aiheuta syöpää. Syöpä 1998: No. 2: 7. (in Finnish)

Sankila, R. and Hakulinen, T.: Survival of patients with colorectal carcinoma: Effect of prior breast cancer. J. Natl Cancer Inst. 1998: 90: 63-65.

Sankila, R., Olsen, J.H., Anderson, H., Garwicz, S., Glattre, E., Hertz, H., Langmark, F., Lanning, M., Møller, T. and Tulinius, H.: Risk of cancer among offspring of childhood-cancer survivors. New Engl. J. Med. 1998: 338: 1339-1344.

Sant, M., Capocaccia, R., Verdecchia, A., Estève, J., Gatta, G., Micheli, A., Coleman, M.P., Berrino, F. and The EUROCARE Working Group: Survival of women with breast cancer in Europe: Variation with age, year of diagnosis and country. Int. J. Cancer 1998: 77: 679-683.

Shen, N., Weiderpass, E., Anttila, A., Goldberg, M.S., Vasama-Neuvonen, K.M., Boffetta, P., Vainio, H.U. and Partanen, T.J.: Epidemiology of occupational and environmental risk factors related to ovarian cancer. Scand. J. Work Environ. Health 1998: 24: 175-182.

Teppo, L.: Cancer registries in environmental cancer epidemiology. Scand. J. Work Environ. Health 1998: 24: 1-2.

Teppo, L.: Cancerfallen ökar i Norden. Nord. Med. 1998: 113: 255-256. (in Swedish)

Teppo, L.: Impact of a screening programme in the community. In: 10th International Congress on Senology, Oporto (Portugal) May 31 - June 4, 1998. Ed. J. Cardioso da Silva. Monduzzi Editore, Bologna 1998, pp. 217-220.

Teppo, L.: Miksi eturauhasen syöpä ja rintasyöpä lisääntyvät? Syöpä 1998: No. 6: 12-14. (in Finnish)

Teppo, L.: Problems and possibilities in the use of cancer data by GIS - Experience in Finland. In: GIS and Health. Eds. A.C. Gatrell and M. Löytönen. Gisdata VI. Taylor & Francis, London 1998, 167-177.

Teppo, L.: Syöpäsairauksien panoraama Suomessa. Sairaalapäivät 1998. Sairaalaviesti 1998: 4: 32-34. (in Finnish)

Teppo, L., Hakama, M. and Sankila, R.: Finnish Cancer Registry, 1980-1989. In: International Incidence of Childhood Cancer, Vol. II. Eds. D.M. Parkin, E. Kramarova, G.J. Draper, E. Masuyer, J. Michaelis, J. Neglia, S. Qureshi and C.A. Stiller. IARC Scientific Publications No. 144. IARC, Lyon 1998, pp. 261-263.

Teppo, L., Hakulinen, T. and the Eurocare Working Group: Variation in survival of adult patients with thyroid cancer in Europe. Eur. J. Cancer 1998: 34: 2248-2252.

Teppo, L. and Pukkala, E.: Syöpärekisteri. In: Rekisteriaineistot yhteiskunta- ja terveystutkimuksessa. Eds. T. Valkonen, S. Koskinen and T. Martelin. Gaudeamus Kirja/Yliopistokustannus, Helsinki 1998, pp. 139-153. (in Finnish)

Teppo, L. and Pukkala, E.: Syöpätaudit. In: Sairauksien ehkäisy. Eds. K. Koskenvuo and H. Vertio. Kustannus Oy Duodecim, Helsinki 1998, pp. 75-105. (in Finnish)

Viikki, M., Pukkala, E. and Hakama, M.: Bleeding symptoms and subsequent risk of gynecological and other cancers. Acta Obstet. Gynecol. Scand. 1998: 77: 564-569.

Viikki, M., Pukkala, E. and Hakama, M.: Risk of endometrial, ovarian, vulvar and vaginal cancers after a positive cervical cytology followed by negative histology. Obstet. Gynecol. 1998: 92: 269-273.