Bernard J
Nouv Rev Fr Hematol (1978). 1989;31(2):103-9.
There are three periods of the history of the epidemiology of leukemias. The first period is characterized by 3 features: the description of the occupational leukemias (radiations, benzene) with more recently the war leukemias (Hiroshima), the leukemia induced by chemotherapy; the description of the leukemias of animals induced by viruses (chicken, mice and more over cats); and the concept of the geographical hematology. The second period may be called "Burkitt period" so important are the consequences of the discoveries made in Uganda. The third period is Japanese and American with the leukemias induced by the virus HTLV 1 and the recent extensions. Such is the past. The present is defined by strong data (diversity of causes, diversity of the combinations of causes, of the etiologic pluralism), and by persisting weaknesses (epidemiology, classification of leukemias). Three ways for the future: induction, prediction, and correlation with the hope of an efficient prevention.
白血病流行病学的历史有三个阶段。第一个阶段有三个特点：对职业性白血病（辐射、苯）的描述，最近还有战争白血病（广岛）、化疗所致白血病；对病毒诱发的动物白血病（鸡、小鼠，还有猫）的描述；以及地理血液学的概念。第二个阶段可称为“伯基特阶段”，因为在乌干达的发现产生了如此重大的影响。第三个阶段是日本和美国阶段，涉及由人类T淋巴细胞白血病病毒1型诱发的白血病以及最近的拓展情况。这就是过去。现在的特点是有确凿的数据（病因的多样性、病因组合的多样性、病因多元论），但也存在持续的不足（流行病学、白血病的分类）。未来有三种途径：诱导、预测以及与有效预防的希望相关联。
