Incidence of anal carcinoma in Vaud, Switzerland, 1979-2001

Substantial rises in anal cancer incidence have been registered over the last few decades in the USA and a few Nordic countries. Incidence trends in the Swiss population of Vaud (about 602,000 inhabitants) over the period 1979-2001 were considered. Rates were around 0.3-0.5 per 100,000 men (age-standardized, world population) and 1.1-1.4 per 100,000 women, in the absence of any consistent trend over time. The epidemiology of anal cancer appears therefore different in this Swiss population as compared with North America and northern Europe. [authors]]]> Anus Neoplasms ; Carcinoma ; Registries oai:serval.unil.ch:BIB_D2F73028764F 2022-05-07T01:27:40Z openaire documents urnserval <oai_dc:dc xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:xs="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:oai_dc="http://www.openarchives.org/OAI/2.0/oai_dc/" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.openarchives.org/OAI/2.0/oai_dc/ http://www.openarchives.org/OAI/2.0/oai_dc.xsd"> https://serval.unil.ch/notice/serval:BIB_D2F73028764F La restauration "thématique". Réflexions autour d'une conséquence de l'article 12 de la Charte de Venise Lüthi, Dave info:eu-repo/semantics/article article 2012 Zeitschrift für schweizerische Archäologie und Kunstgeschichte = Revue suisse d'art et d'archéologie = Rivista svizzera d'arte e d'archeologia = Journal of Swiss archeology and art history, vol. 69, no. 1, pp. 15-22 fre https://serval.unil.ch/resource/serval:BIB_D2F73028764F.P001/REF.pdf http://nbn-resolving.org/urn/resolver.pl?urn=urn:nbn:ch:serval-BIB_D2F73028764F0 info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/urn/urn:nbn:ch:serval-BIB_D2F73028764F0 info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess Copying allowed only for non-profit organizations https://serval.unil.ch/disclaimer application/pdf oai:serval.unil.ch:BIB_D2F85BECF064 2022-05-07T01:27:40Z <oai_dc:dc xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:xs="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:oai_dc="http://www.openarchives.org/OAI/2.0/oai_dc/" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.openarchives.org/OAI/2.0/oai_dc/ http://www.openarchives.org/OAI/2.0/oai_dc.xsd"> https://serval.unil.ch/notice/serval:BIB_D2F85BECF064 Social representations of infectious diseases Eicher, V. Bangerter, A. info:eu-repo/semantics/bookPart incollection Societal Psychology: A Handbook of Social Representations G. Sammut, (ed.) E. Andreouli, (ed.) G. Gaskell, (ed.) J. Valsiner, (ed.) eng oai:serval.unil.ch:BIB_D2F8D66057D3 2022-05-07T01:27:40Z openaire documents urnserval <oai_dc:dc xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:xs="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:oai_dc="http://www.openarchives.org/OAI/2.0/oai_dc/" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.openarchives.org/OAI/2.0/oai_dc/ http://www.openarchives.org/OAI/2.0/oai_dc.xsd"> https://serval.unil.ch/notice/serval:BIB_D2F8D66057D3 Pastoral psychology and psychology of religion in dialogue: Implications for pastoral care Brandt, P.-Y. info:eu-repo/semantics/article article 2012 The Journal of Pastoral Theology, vol. 22, no. 2, pp. NA info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/pissn/1064-9867 eng https://serval.unil.ch/resource/serval:BIB_D2F8D66057D3.P001/REF.pdf http://nbn-resolving.org/urn/resolver.pl?urn=urn:nbn:ch:serval-BIB_D2F8D66057D34 info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/urn/urn:nbn:ch:serval-BIB_D2F8D66057D34 info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess Copying allowed only for non-profit organizations https://serval.unil.ch/disclaimer application/pdf oai:serval.unil.ch:BIB_D2F94B5A7E7E 2022-05-07T01:27:40Z openaire documents urnserval <oai_dc:dc xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:xs="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:oai_dc="http://www.openarchives.org/OAI/2.0/oai_dc/" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.openarchives.org/OAI/2.0/oai_dc/ http://www.openarchives.org/OAI/2.0/oai_dc.xsd"> https://serval.unil.ch/notice/serval:BIB_D2F94B5A7E7E Fingermarks and Other Impressions, 2013-2016 Bécue, Andy Champod, Christophe info:eu-repo/semantics/conferenceObject inproceedings 2016-11-11 Review papers, pp. 617-696 eng https://serval.unil.ch/resource/serval:BIB_D2F94B5A7E7E.P001/REF.pdf http://nbn-resolving.org/urn/resolver.pl?urn=urn:nbn:ch:serval-BIB_D2F94B5A7E7E3 info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/urn/urn:nbn:ch:serval-BIB_D2F94B5A7E7E3 info:eu-repo/semantics/acceptedVersion info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess Copying allowed only for non-profit organizations https://serval.unil.ch/disclaimer application/pdf oai:serval.unil.ch:BIB_D2F966A771EF 2022-05-07T01:27:40Z <oai_dc:dc xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:xs="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:oai_dc="http://www.openarchives.org/OAI/2.0/oai_dc/" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.openarchives.org/OAI/2.0/oai_dc/ http://www.openarchives.org/OAI/2.0/oai_dc.xsd"> https://serval.unil.ch/notice/serval:BIB_D2F966A771EF GC and GC-MS procedures for simultaneous phenotyping with dextromethorphan and mephenytoin Baumann, Pierre Jonzier-Perey, Michèle info:eu-repo/semantics/article article 1988 Clinica Chimica Acta, vol. 171, pp. 211-222 AGC; AMS; P-450; urin; medi; anti; pers; PV eng oai:serval.unil.ch:BIB_D2F9C1D70242 2022-05-07T01:27:40Z <oai_dc:dc xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:xs="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:oai_dc="http://www.openarchives.org/OAI/2.0/oai_dc/" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.openarchives.org/OAI/2.0/oai_dc/ http://www.openarchives.org/OAI/2.0/oai_dc.xsd"> https://serval.unil.ch/notice/serval:BIB_D2F9C1D70242 Natural history of PAMM zola, Marta Ambresin, Aude Mantel, Irmela Borruat, Francois Xavier info:eu-repo/semantics/conferenceObject inproceedings 2018 SOG eng oai:serval.unil.ch:BIB_D280983F5375 2022-05-07T01:27:38Z <oai_dc:dc xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:xs="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:oai_dc="http://www.openarchives.org/OAI/2.0/oai_dc/" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.openarchives.org/OAI/2.0/oai_dc/ http://www.openarchives.org/OAI/2.0/oai_dc.xsd"> https://serval.unil.ch/notice/serval:BIB_D280983F5375 The effect of mutations in the DRY motif on the constitutive activity and structural instability of the histamine H(2) receptor. info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/pmid/10779371 Alewijnse, A.E. Timmerman, H. Jacobs, E.H. Smit, M.J. Roovers, E. Cotecchia, S. Leurs, R. info:eu-repo/semantics/article article 2000 Molecular Pharmacology, vol. 57, no. 5, pp. 890-898 info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/pissn/0026-895X urn:issn:0026-895X <![CDATA[In previous studies we showed that the wild-type histamine H(2) receptor stably expressed in Chinese hamster ovary cells is constitutively active. Because constitutive activity of the H(2) receptor is already found at low expression levels (300 fmol/mg protein) this receptor is a relatively unique member of the G-protein-coupled receptor (GPCR) family and a useful tool for studying GPCR activation. In this study the role of the highly conserved DRY motif in activation of the H(2) receptor was investigated. Mutation of the aspartate 115 residue in this motif resulted in H(2) receptors with high constitutive activity, increased agonist affinity, and increased signaling properties. In addition, the mutant receptors were shown to be highly structurally instable. Mutation of the arginine 116 residue in the DRY motif resulted also in a highly structurally instable receptor; expression of the receptor could only be detected after stabilization with either an agonist or inverse agonist. Moreover, the agonist affinity at the Arg-116 mutant receptors was increased, whereas the signal transduction properties of these receptors were decreased. We conclude that the Arg-116 mutant receptors can adopt an active conformation but have a decreased ability to couple to or activate the G(s)-protein. This study examines the pivotal role of the aspartate and arginine residues of the DRY motif in GPCR function. Disruption of receptor stabilizing constraints by mutation in the DRY motif leads to the formation of active GPCR conformations, but concomitantly to GPCR instability

Socioeconomic Groups and Cancer Risk at Death in the Swiss Canton of Vaud

Levi F (Vaud Cancer Registry, University Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine, CHUV BH-06, 1011 Lausanne, Switzerland), Negri E, La Vecchia C and Te V C. Socioeconomic groups and cancer risk at death in the Swiss Canton of Vaud. International Journal of Epidemiology 1988, 17: 711-717. Data collected by the Cancer Registry of the Canton of Vaud, Switzerland, were used to estimate proportional mortality ratios (PMR) and mortality odds ratios (MOR) for various neoplasms according to social class and sector of occupation (agriculture versus others). Mortality ratios were elevated in lower social classes for cancers of the lung (MOR = 1.18 for social class IV or V vs I or II) and other sites strictly related to tobacco (mouth or pharynx, oesophagus and larynx; MOR = 1.70), and (though not significantly) for cancers of the stomach (MOR = 1.16) and uterus (MOR = 1.30 for cervix and 1.47 for corpus uteri). Furthermore, there was a strong negative social class gradient for thyroid cancer (a neoplasm with particularly elevated incidence and mortality in Switzerland), probably attributable to higher prevalence of iodine deficiency in lower social classes (MOR = 3.17). Positive social class gradients emerged for cancers of the intestines (MOR = 0.77 for social class IV or V), skin (MOR = 0.74) and prostate (MOR = 0.87). Agricultural workers showed decreased ratios for cancers of the lung (MOR = 0.75), cervix uteri (MOR = 0.72) and prostate (MOR = 0.80), and excess mortality from cancers of the upper digestive and respiratory sites (MOR = 1.22), stomach (MOR = 1.18), testis (MOR = 2.05) and lymphc-haematopoietic neoplasms, particularly myeloma (MOR = 2.14

Cancer risk in women with previous breast cancer

BACKGROUND: Excess risks of several second neoplasms following breast cancer have been reported. However, these risks have still to be quantified. PATIENTS AND METHODS: We considered 9,729 breast cancer patients registered by the Swiss Cancer Registries of Vaud and Neuchatel (covering about 786,000 inhabitants) and followed up from 1974 to 1998. RESULTS: Overall, 443 second primary neoplasms (other than second primary breast cancers) were observed versus 389 expected [standardised incidence ratio (SIR): 1.14; 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.04-1.25]. The SIRs were above unity for endometrium (SIR = 1.5), ovary (1.3), colorectum (1.1), gallbladder (1.4), cutaneous malignant melanoma (1.4), kidney (1.4), lymphomas (1.4) and leukaemias (1.2), as well as for selected tobacco-related neoplasms. The largest excess risk was found for soft tissue sarcomas (STS) with 10 cases observed versus 3.1 expected (SIR = 3.2; 95% CI 1.5-5.9). Of these, eight occurred in potentially irradiated areas. CONCLUSIONS: This analysis confirms the existence of a modest excess in several neoplasms occurring after breast cancer. The substantial excess of STS confirms the strong association between irradiation and STS. [authors]]]> Breast Neoplasms ; Neoplasms, Second Primary oai:serval.unil.ch:BIB_22B736454D58 2022-05-07T01:12:38Z openaire documents urnserval <oai_dc:dc xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:xs="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:oai_dc="http://www.openarchives.org/OAI/2.0/oai_dc/" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.openarchives.org/OAI/2.0/oai_dc/ http://www.openarchives.org/OAI/2.0/oai_dc.xsd"> https://serval.unil.ch/notice/serval:BIB_22B736454D58 Alcohol drinking and cardiovascular risk in a population with high mean alcohol consumption. info:doi:10.1016/j.amjcard.2008.09.089 info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.1016/j.amjcard.2008.09.089 info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/pmid/19166690 Foerster, M. Marques-Vidal, P. Gmel, G. Daeppen, J.B. Cornuz, J. Hayoz, D. Pécoud, A. Mooser, V. Waeber, G. Vollenweider, P. Paccaud, F. Rodondi, N. info:eu-repo/semantics/article article 2009 American Journal of Cardiology, vol. 103, no. 3, pp. 361-368 info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/pissn/1879-1913[electronic] urn:issn:0002-9149 <![CDATA[Moderate alcohol consumption has been associated with lower coronary artery disease (CAD) risk. However, data on the CAD risk associated with high alcohol consumption are conflicting. The aim of this study was to examine the impact of heavier drinking on 10-year CAD risk in a population with high mean alcohol consumption. In a population-based study of 5,769 adults (aged 35 to 75 years) without cardiovascular disease in Switzerland, 1-week alcohol consumption was categorized as 0, 1 to 6, 7 to 13, 14 to 20, 21 to 27, 28 to 34, and &gt; or =35 drinks/week or as nondrinkers (0 drinks/week), moderate (1 to 13 drinks/week), high (14 to 34 drinks/week), and very high (&gt; or =35 drinks/week). Blood pressure and lipids were measured, and 10-year CAD risk was calculated according to the Framingham risk score. Seventy-three percent (n = 4,214) of the participants consumed alcohol; 16% (n = 909) were high drinkers and 2% (n = 119) very high drinkers. In multivariate analysis, increasing alcohol consumption was associated with higher high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (from a mean +/- SE of 1.57 +/- 0.01 mmol/L in nondrinkers to 1.88 +/- 0.03 mmol/L in very high drinkers); triglycerides (1.17 +/- 1.01 to 1.32 +/- 1.05 mmol/L), and systolic and diastolic blood pressure (127.4 +/- 0.4 to 132.2 +/- 1.4 mm Hg and 78.7 +/- 0.3 to 81.7 +/- 0.9 mm Hg, respectively) (all p values for trend &lt;0.001). Ten-year CAD risk increased from 4.31 +/- 0.10% to 4.90 +/- 0.37% (p = 0.03) with alcohol use, with a J-shaped relation. Increasing wine consumption was more related to high-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels, whereas beer and spirits were related to increased triglyceride levels. In conclusion, as measured by 10-year CAD risk, the protective effect of alcohol consumption disappears in very high drinkers, because the beneficial increase in high-density lipoprotein cholesterol is offset by the increases in blood pressure levels

High constant incidence rates of second cutaneous melanomas

The incidence of most epithelial cancers rises with a power of age. However, second breast cancers have a high constant incidence independent of age. The skin is one of the few other sites allowing examination of age incidence curves of second neoplasms of the same organ. We considered the risk of second primary cutaneous malignant melanoma (CMM) in a population-based series of 3,439 first CMM registered and followed-up between 1974 and 2003 in the Swiss Cantons of Vaud and Neuchatel (about 786,000 inhabitants). A total of 43 cases of second CMM were observed vs. 9.3 expected, corresponding to a standardized incidence ratio (SIR) of 4.6. The SIR was 8.5 under age 50, 5.7 at age 50-59 and 3.5 at age 60 or over. At 20 years, the cumulative risk of second CMM was 5%. Age-specific incidence rates of second primary CMM did not vary across age groups 30-39 through 80+, ranging between 1 and 2.5 per 1,000 person-years. Thus, the risk of CMM is substantially increased in subjects diagnosed with a CMM, and the relative risk is greater at younger age and declines with advancing age. The high constant incidence curve of second CMM is compatible with the occurrence of a single mutational event in a population of susceptible individuals. [Ed.]]]> Melanoma ; Skin Neoplasms oai:serval.unil.ch:BIB_E6E920CC9E6A 2022-05-07T01:29:08Z <oai_dc:dc xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:xs="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:oai_dc="http://www.openarchives.org/OAI/2.0/oai_dc/" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.openarchives.org/OAI/2.0/oai_dc/ http://www.openarchives.org/OAI/2.0/oai_dc.xsd"> https://serval.unil.ch/notice/serval:BIB_E6E920CC9E6A Results of positron emission tomography guidance and reassessment of the utility of and indications for stereotactic biopsy in children with infiltrative brainstem tumors. info:doi:10.3171/PED-07/11/392 info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.3171/PED-07/11/392 info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/pmid/18459902 Pirotte, B.J. Lubansu, A. Massager, N. Wikler, D. Goldman, S. Levivier, M. info:eu-repo/semantics/article article 2007 Journal of Neurosurgery, vol. 107, no. 5 Suppl., pp. 392-399 info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/pissn/0022-3085[print], 0022-3085[linking] Adolescent; Biopsy, Needle/methods; Brain Stem Neoplasms/pathology; Brain Stem Neoplasms/radionuclide imaging; Child; Child, Preschool; Cohort Studies; Female; Humans; Male; Methionine/diagnostic use; Neoplasm Invasiveness; Neoplasms, Germ Cell and Embryonal/pathology; Neoplasms, Germ Cell and Embryonal/radionuclide imaging; Positron-Emission Tomography; Radiopharmaceuticals/diagnostic use; Stereotaxic Techniques; Surgery, Computer-Assisted/methods eng oai:serval.unil.ch:BIB_E6E9FA206068 2022-05-07T01:29:08Z openaire documents <oai_dc:dc xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:xs="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:oai_dc="http://www.openarchives.org/OAI/2.0/oai_dc/" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.openarchives.org/OAI/2.0/oai_dc/ http://www.openarchives.org/OAI/2.0/oai_dc.xsd"> https://serval.unil.ch/notice/serval:BIB_E6E9FA206068 Systematic analysis of bypass suppression of essential genes. info:doi:10.15252/msb.20209828 info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.15252/msb.20209828 info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/pmid/32939983 van Leeuwen, J. Pons, C. Tan, G. Wang, J.Z. Hou, J. Weile, J. Gebbia, M. Liang, W. Shuteriqi, E. Li, Z. Lopes, M. Ušaj, M. Dos Santos Lopes, A. van Lieshout, N. Myers, C.L. Roth, F.P. Aloy, P. Andrews, B.J. Boone, C. info:eu-repo/semantics/article article 2020-09 Molecular systems biology, vol. 16, no. 9, pp. e9828 info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/eissn/1744-4292 urn:issn:1744-4292 <![CDATA[Essential genes tend to be highly conserved across eukaryotes, but, in some cases, their critical roles can be bypassed through genetic rewiring. From a systematic analysis of 728 different essential yeast genes, we discovered that 124 (17%) were dispensable essential genes. Through whole-genome sequencing and detailed genetic analysis, we investigated the genetic interactions and genome alterations underlying bypass suppression. Dispensable essential genes often had paralogs, were enriched for genes encoding membrane-associated proteins, and were depleted for members of protein complexes. Functionally related genes frequently drove the bypass suppression interactions. These gene properties were predictive of essential gene dispensability and of specific suppressors among hundreds of genes on aneuploid chromosomes. Our findings identify yeast's core essential gene set and reveal that the properties of dispensable essential genes are conserved from yeast to human cells, correlating with human genes that display cell line-specific essentiality in the Cancer Dependency Map (DepMap) project

Incidence of Invasive Cancers Following Squamous Cell Skin Cancer

The authors describe the incidence of new primary cancers among 4,639 cases of squamous cell skin cancer (SCC) diagnosed between 1974 and 1994 in the cancer registries of the Swiss cantons of Vaud and Neuchâtel (total person-years at risk = 23,152). Overall, 729 metachronous cancers were observed versus 527.6 expected, corresponding to a standardized incidence ratio (SIR) of 1.4 (95% confidence interval (Cl) 1.3-1.5). After exclusion of skin cancers, however, 384 second primary neoplasms were observed versus 397.2 expected (SIR = 1.0). Excesses were observed for cancers of the lip (SIR = 3.1) and lung (SIR = 1.3), for basal cell (SIR = 4.3) and melanomatous skin cancers (SIR = 3.3), and non-Hodgkin's lymphomas (SIR = 1.7). Rates were elevated for cancers of the salivary glands (SIR = 4.3) and for Hodgkin's disease (SIR = 2.7), and, below age 65 years, for cancers of the lung (SIR = 1.6), breast (SIR = 1.5), and prostate (SIR % 1.8), for Hodgkin's disease (SIR = 15.8), as well as for all neoplasms except skin (SIR = 1.2; 95% Cl 1.0-1.5). The cumulative risk of basal cell skin cancer reached 17% after 15 years. The authors believe that the excesses for basal cell carcinomas and melanomas of the skin following SCC, and possibly of lymphomas, were likely attributable to common phenotypic characteristics and exposure to UV radiation. The elevated rates of lung cancer are suggestive for a role of tobacco as a cause of squamous cell skin cance

Incidence of Invasive Cancers following Basal Cell Skin Cancer

To obtain quantitative information on the risk of invasive cancers following a diagnosis of basal cell carcinoma (BCC) of the skin, patients with incident BCC cases listed in the cancer registries of the Swiss cantons of Vaud and Neuchatel between 1974 and 1994 were actively followed up through December 31, 1994, for the occurrence of subsequent invasive neoplasms. Among 11,878 persons with incident BCC who were followed for a total of 76,510 person-years at risk, 1,543 metachronous cancers were observed versus 1,397.9 expected, corresponding to a standardized incidence ratio (SIR) of 1.1 (95% confidence interval (Cl) 1.0-1.2). However, after exclusion of skin cancers (mostly squamous cell carcinoma and melanoma), 975 second primary cancers were observed versus 1,059 expected (SIR = 0.9, 95% Cl 0.8-1.0). Significant excesses were registered for cancer of the lip (SIR = 2.2), for squamous cell skin cancer (SIR = 4.5) and melanoma of the skin (SIR = 2.5), and for non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (SIR = 1.9). The SIRs were also above unity, though not significantly, for cancers of the salivary glands (SIR = 2.8) and the small intestine (SIR = 2.1) and for soft-tissue sarcomas (SIR = 1.7). The SIR for lung cancer was 0.9. The SIRs for salivary gland and skin cancer were appreciably greater below age 70 years. For most sites, particularly for squamous cell cancer and melanoma of the skin, the SIRs remained elevated 5 or more years after BCC diagnosis. The cumulative incidence of squamous cell skin cancer was 13% at 19 years; this stresses the importance of carefully monitoring skin lesions among persons previously diagnosed with BCC. Am J Epidemiol 1998;147:722-