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Association Between Atopic Eczema and Cancer in England and Denmark
Author(s) -
Kathryn E. Mansfield,
Sigrún Alba Jóhannesdóttir Schmidt,
Bianka Darvalics,
Amy Mulick,
Katrina Abuabara,
Angel Wong,
Henrik Toft Sørensen,
Liam Smeeth,
Krishnan Bhaskaran,
Isabel dosSantosSilva,
Richard J. Silverwood,
Sinéad Langan
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
jama dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.128
H-Index - 166
eISSN - 2168-6084
pISSN - 2168-6068
DOI - 10.1001/jamadermatol.2020.1948
Subject(s) - medicine , dermatology , atopic dermatitis , medline , political science , law
The findings from 2 large population-based studies performed in different settings do not support associations between atopic eczema and most cancers. However, an association was observed between atopic eczema and lymphoma, particularly NHL, that increased with eczema severity. This finding warrants further study as new immunomodulatory systemic therapeutics are brought to market that may alter cancer risk.

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