Chronic viral hepatitis and risk of lymphoid malignancies: a retrospective twelve-year population-based cohort study in Côte d'Or, France.

Background: The association between hepatitis C infection and lymphoid malignancies is still a matter of debate. The hypothesis of a relationship between hepatitis B and lymphoid neoplasms is more recent and has been far less thoroughly explored.

Aim: The aim of this study was to evaluate the association between hepatitis C and B infections and B cell non-Hodgkin and Hodgkin lymphomas.