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*Plummer-Vinson syndrome usually affects individuals of the caucasian race. | *Plummer-Vinson syndrome usually affects individuals of the caucasian race. | ||
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*Among women Plummer-Vinson syndrome is seen more in premenopausal and married women.The | |||
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*The majority of Plummer-Vinson syndrome cases are reported in Scandinavian countries.<ref name="Chisholm1974">{{cite journal|last1=Chisholm|first1=M.|title=The association between webs, iron and post-cricoid carcinoma|journal=Postgraduate Medical Journal|volume=50|issue=582|year=1974|pages=215–219|issn=0032-5473|doi=10.1136/pgmj.50.582.215}}</ref><ref name="WynderHultberg1957">{{cite journal|last1=Wynder|first1=Ernest L.|last2=Hultberg|first2=Sven|last3=Jacobsson|first3=Folke|last4=Bross|first4=Irwin J.|title=Environmental factors in cancer of the upper alimentary tract.A swedish study with special reference to plummer-vinson (Paterson-Kelly) syndrome|journal=Cancer|volume=10|issue=3|year=1957|pages=470–487|issn=0008-543X|doi=10.1002/1097-0142(195705/06)10:3<470::AID-CNCR2820100309>3.0.CO;2-7}}</ref> | *The majority of Plummer-Vinson syndrome cases are reported in Scandinavian countries.<ref name="Chisholm1974">{{cite journal|last1=Chisholm|first1=M.|title=The association between webs, iron and post-cricoid carcinoma|journal=Postgraduate Medical Journal|volume=50|issue=582|year=1974|pages=215–219|issn=0032-5473|doi=10.1136/pgmj.50.582.215}}</ref><ref name="WynderHultberg1957">{{cite journal|last1=Wynder|first1=Ernest L.|last2=Hultberg|first2=Sven|last3=Jacobsson|first3=Folke|last4=Bross|first4=Irwin J.|title=Environmental factors in cancer of the upper alimentary tract.A swedish study with special reference to plummer-vinson (Paterson-Kelly) syndrome|journal=Cancer|volume=10|issue=3|year=1957|pages=470–487|issn=0008-543X|doi=10.1002/1097-0142(195705/06)10:3<470::AID-CNCR2820100309>3.0.CO;2-7}}</ref> | ||
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Epidemiology and Demographics
Incidence
- The incidence/prevalence of [disease name] is approximately [number range] per 100,000 individuals worldwide.
- In [year], the incidence/prevalence of [disease name] was estimated to be [number range] cases per 100,000 individuals worldwide.
Prevalence
- The incidence/prevalence of [disease name] is approximately [number range] per 100,000 individuals worldwide.
- In [year], the incidence/prevalence of [disease name] was estimated to be [number range] cases per 100,000 individuals worldwide.
- The prevalence of [disease/malignancy] is estimated to be [number] cases annually.
Case-fatality rate/Mortality rate
- In [year], the incidence of [disease name] is approximately [number range] per 100,000 individuals with a case-fatality rate/mortality rate of [number range]%.
- The case-fatality rate/mortality rate of [disease name] is approximately [number range].
Age
- Patients of all age groups may develop Plummer-Vinson syndrome.
- In adults, Plummer-Vinson syndrome commonly affects individuals in fourth to seventh decade of life.
- In children, Plummer-Vinson syndrome commonly affects individuals in the age group of 10-18 years.
Race
- There is no racial predilection to [disease name].
- Plummer-Vinson syndrome usually affects individuals of the caucasian race.
Gender
- Women are more commonly affected by Plummer-Vinson syndrome than men.
- Among women Plummer-Vinson syndrome is seen more in premenopausal and married women.The
Region
- [Disease name] is a common/rare disease that tends to affect [patient population 1] and [patient population 2].
Developed Countries
Developing Countries
References
- ↑ Chisholm, M. (1974). "The association between webs, iron and post-cricoid carcinoma". Postgraduate Medical Journal. 50 (582): 215–219. doi:10.1136/pgmj.50.582.215. ISSN 0032-5473.
- ↑ Wynder, Ernest L.; Hultberg, Sven; Jacobsson, Folke; Bross, Irwin J. (1957). "Environmental factors in cancer of the upper alimentary tract.A swedish study with special reference to plummer-vinson (Paterson-Kelly) syndrome". Cancer. 10 (3): 470–487. doi:10.1002/1097-0142(195705/06)10:3<470::AID-CNCR2820100309>3.0.CO;2-7. ISSN 0008-543X.