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Follicular lymphoma epidemiology and demographics

Introduction

Overview

Overview

The prevalence of follicular lymphoma increases with age.

Epidemiology

Epidemiology

Incidence

  • The incidence of follicular lymphoma around the world is 3.18 cases per 100,000 people.[1][2]

Age

  • The prevalence of follicular lymphoma increases with age.
  • The median age at diagnosis of follicular lymphoma is 60 years.

Race

  • The incidence in Whites is more than twice that in Black and Asian populations.
  • It is less common in Central and South America.

Gender

  • Follicular lymphoma has no sex predilection[2].
References

References

  1. ↑ “A clinical evaluation of the International Lymphoma Study Group classification of non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. The Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma Classification Project”. Blood. 89 (11): 3909–18. 1997. PMID 9166827.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Morton LM, Wang SS, Devesa SS, Hartge P, Weisenburger DD, Linet MS (2006). “Lymphoma incidence patterns by WHO subtype in the United States, 1992-2001”. Blood. 107 (1): 265–76. doi:10.1182/blood-2005-06-2508. PMC 1895348. PMID 16150940.

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