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Low cancer rates among patients with Parkinson's disease
Author(s) -
Jansson Birger,
Jankovic Joseph
Publication year - 1985
Publication title -
annals of neurology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.764
H-Index - 296
eISSN - 1531-8249
pISSN - 0364-5134
DOI - 10.1002/ana.410170514
Subject(s) - medicine , disease , cancer , parkinson's disease , population , thyroid cancer , oncology , environmental health
Among 406 Patients with Parkinson's disease, the cancer rate (all sites combined) was about one‐third that for the general population. The risk of cancer increased during the treatment period but remained significantly low. Malignant and benign thyroid neoplasms were significantly more frequent than expected among patients with Parkinson's disease. We suggest that high level of total body potassium in patients with Parkinson's disease is the projective factor against cancer.