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Table 2 Percentage of patients with allergic diseases among those with cancer and in the control group

From: Association between cancer and allergies

Type of disease

Patients with cancer

n = 1525 (%)

Control group

n = 1544 (%)

p

Bronchial asthma

5.9

6.1

NS

4.7a

6.6b

7.9c

4.9d

ANN + SANN

18.9

27.3

0.02

15.4a

19.4b

23.9c

18.4d

AD

1.9

2.3

NS

2.4a

2.8b

1.7c

0.9d

Any allergy

24.1

31.2

0.01

19.1a

23.4b

28.9c

28.1d

  1. NS not significant, AR chronic allergic rhinitis, SAR sporadic, allergic rhinitis, AD atopic dermatitis
  2. aLung cancer, b Colon cancer, c Breast cancer, d Skin cancer