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Cancer Risks in Vitiligo Patients: A Nationwide Population-Based Study in Taiwan

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  • Cheng-Yuan Li

    (Department of Dermatology, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei 11217, Taiwan
    School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei 11221, Taiwan)

  • Ying-Xiu Dai

    (Department of Dermatology, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei 11217, Taiwan
    School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei 11221, Taiwan)

  • Yi-Ju Chen

    (School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei 11221, Taiwan
    Department of Dermatology, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung 40705, Taiwan)

  • Szu-Ying Chu

    (Department of Dermatology, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei 11217, Taiwan
    School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei 11221, Taiwan)

  • Tzeng-Ji Chen

    (School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei 11221, Taiwan
    Department of Family Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei 11217, Taiwan)

  • Chen-Yi Wu

    (Department of Dermatology, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei 11217, Taiwan
    Institute of Public Health, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei 11221, Taiwan)

  • Chih-Chiang Chen

    (Department of Dermatology, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei 11217, Taiwan
    School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei 11221, Taiwan)

  • Ding-Dar Lee

    (Department of Dermatology, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei 11217, Taiwan
    School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei 11221, Taiwan)

  • Yun-Ting Chang

    (Department of Dermatology, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei 11217, Taiwan
    School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei 11221, Taiwan)

Abstract

Vitiligo is an autoimmune disease characterized by destruction of melanocytes and associated with other autoimmune disease. Whether the dysregulation of immune system enhances oncogenesis or not remains obscure. Until now, no nationwide population-based study has been conducted regarding this. As such, this paper aims to clarify cancer risk in vitiligo patients. A retrospective nationwide population-based cohort study between 2000 and 2010 was performed based on data from the National Health Insurance Research Database of Taiwan. Standardized incidence ratios (SIRs) of cancers were analyzed. Among the 12,391 vitiligo patients (5364 males and 7027 females) and 48,531.09 person-years of observation, a total of 345 cancers were identified. Significantly increased SIRs were observed for prostate cancer in male patients, thyroid cancer and breast cancer in female patients and bladder cancers in both male and female patients. Unfortunately, the low incidence rate of certain cancers limited the power of our statistical analyses. This study demonstrated the patterns of malignancies in vitiligo patients of Taiwan. Compared with the general population, male patients had higher risks of prostate cancer and female patients had higher risks of thyroid cancer and breast cancer. The risks of bladder cancer were also increased in both male and female patients.

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  • Cheng-Yuan Li & Ying-Xiu Dai & Yi-Ju Chen & Szu-Ying Chu & Tzeng-Ji Chen & Chen-Yi Wu & Chih-Chiang Chen & Ding-Dar Lee & Yun-Ting Chang, 2018. "Cancer Risks in Vitiligo Patients: A Nationwide Population-Based Study in Taiwan," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 15(9), pages 1-10, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:15:y:2018:i:9:p:1847-:d:166046
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    1. Ying-Xiu Dai & Ming-Chun Hsu & Hsiao-Yun Hu & Yun-Ting Chang & Tzeng-Ji Chen & Chung-Pin Li & Chen-Yi Wu, 2018. "The Risk of Mortality among Psoriatic Patients with Varying Severity: A Nationwide Population-Based Cohort Study in Taiwan," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 15(12), pages 1-8, November.

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