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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
The prevalence of follicular lymphoma increases with age. Women are more commonly affected.
Epidemiology
Incidence
- Of all cancers involving the same class of blood cell, 22% of cases are follicular lymphomas.[1]
Age
- The prevalence of follicular lymphoma increases with age.
- The median age for the occurence of disease is 60 years.
Gender
- Women are more commonly affected.
References
- ↑ Turgeon, Mary Louise (2005). Clinical hematology: theory and procedures. Hagerstown, MD: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. p. 283. ISBN 0-7817-5007-5.
Frequency of lymphoid neoplasms. (Source: Modified from WHO Blue Book on Tumour of Hematopoietic and Lymphoid Tissues. 2001, p. 2001.)