Anaemia, ethnicity, and cancer incidence: a retrospective cohort study in primary care
There are some small differences in cancer risk for patients with abnormal test results, when considering patient ethnic group, especially for MCV. This is likely to be a consequence of the underlying difference in typical MCV values for patients from different ethnic groups. Further investigation is required to understand the aetiology of these differences in order to disentangle any effects on outcomes for patients with cancer.
Authors
- Luke Mounce (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6089-0661)
- Sarah Bailey (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0020-4778)
- Liz Down (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2738-2710)
- Tanimola Martins (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5226-4073)
- Jessica Watson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8177-6438)
- Melissa Barlow (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0746-1868)
- Samuel WD Merriel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2919-9087)
- Ge Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0501-372X)
Institutions
- University of Exeter (GB)
- Manchester Academic Health Science Centre (GB)
- University of Bristol (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- British Journal of General Practice
- Published
- 2025-04-02
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3399/bjgp.2024.0762
- Citations
- 4
- Primary Topic
- Iron Metabolism and Disorders
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 7.08
Funders
- Cancer Research UK
- National Institute for Health and Care Research
- Department of Health and Social Care
- Manchester Biomedical Research Centre
- NIHR School for Primary Care Research