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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
Burkitt's lymphoma is a common disease that tends to affect children or young adults. Males are more commonly affected with Burkitt's lymphoma than females. Burkitt's lymphoma usually affects individuals of the African race. | Burkitt's lymphoma is a common disease that tends to affect children or young adults. Males are more commonly affected with Burkitt's lymphoma than females. Burkitt's lymphoma usually affects individuals of the African race. | ||
==Epidemiology and Demographics== | ==Epidemiology and Demographics== | ||
===Incidence=== | |||
*The incidence of is approximately 3 to 6 cases per 100,000 children per year for endemic and 2.2 cases per million people for sporadic burkitt's lymphoma | |||
===Age=== | ===Age=== | ||
* Burkitt's lymphoma is a common disease that tends to affect children or young adults. The median age at diagnosis is 8 years. | * Burkitt's lymphoma is a common disease that tends to affect children or young adults. The median age at diagnosis is 8 years. | ||
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===Race=== | ===Race=== | ||
* Burkitt's lymphoma usually affects individuals of the African race. | * Burkitt's lymphoma usually affects individuals of the African race. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Sowminya Arikapudi, M.B,B.S. [2]
Overview
Burkitt's lymphoma is a common disease that tends to affect children or young adults. Males are more commonly affected with Burkitt's lymphoma than females. Burkitt's lymphoma usually affects individuals of the African race.
Epidemiology and Demographics
Incidence
- The incidence of is approximately 3 to 6 cases per 100,000 children per year for endemic and 2.2 cases per million people for sporadic burkitt's lymphoma
Age
- Burkitt's lymphoma is a common disease that tends to affect children or young adults. The median age at diagnosis is 8 years.
Gender
- Males are more commonly affected with Burkitt's lymphoma than females. The Male to Female ratio is approximately 4 to 1.
Race
- Burkitt's lymphoma usually affects individuals of the African race.