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*World-wide, age-adjusted incidence of Waldenström's macroglobulinemia is 0.38 cases per 100,000 persons annually, increasing with age to 2.85 in patients above 80 years.<ref name="pmid23901022">{{cite journal| author=Monge J, Braggio E, Ansell SM| title=Genetic factors and pathogenesis of Waldenström's macroglobulinemia. | journal=Curr Oncol Rep | year= 2013 | volume= 15 | issue= 5 | pages= 450-6 | pmid=23901022 | doi=10.1007/s11912-013-0331-7 | pmc=PMC3807757 | url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=23901022 }} </ref> | *World-wide, age-adjusted incidence of Waldenström's macroglobulinemia is 0.38 cases per 100,000 persons annually, increasing with age to 2.85 in patients above 80 years.<ref name="pmid23901022">{{cite journal| author=Monge J, Braggio E, Ansell SM| title=Genetic factors and pathogenesis of Waldenström's macroglobulinemia. | journal=Curr Oncol Rep | year= 2013 | volume= 15 | issue= 5 | pages= 450-6 | pmid=23901022 | doi=10.1007/s11912-013-0331-7 | pmc=PMC3807757 | url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=23901022 }} </ref> | ||
===Prevalence=== | |||
The prevalence of waldenström's macroglobulinemia is estimated to be 1500 cases in United States annually.<ref name="ncbi">Waldenström’s macroglobulinemia | |||
Wikipedia (2015) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waldenström%27s_macroglobulinemia#cite_note-Cheson-1 Accessed on November, 6 2015</ref> | |||
===Incidence=== | |||
Worldwide, the incidence of waldenström's macroglobulinemia is 1 per 260,000 persons/year.<ref name = incid>Waldenström's macroglobulinemia. Orphanet (2015)http://www.orpha.net/consor/cgi-bin/OC_Exp.php?Expert=33226 Accessed on December 28th, 2015</ref> | |||
===Age=== | |||
The risk of waldenström's macroglobulinemia increases after 50 years of age.<ref name="RF">Waldenström's macroglobulinemia. American Cancer Society (2015)http://www.cancer.org/cancer/waldenstrommacroglobulinemia/detailedguide/waldenstrom-macroglobulinemia-risk-factors Accessed on November 6, 2015</ref> | |||
===Gender=== | |||
Men are more likely than women to develop waldenström's macroglobulinemia. | |||
===Race=== | |||
Waldenström's macroglobulinemia is more common among whites. | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Mirdula Sharma, MBBS [2]
Overview
The prevalence of Waldenström's macroglobulinemia is estimated to be 1500 cases in United States annually. Waldenström's macroglobulinemia represents 1% of all hematological cancers.[1]
Epidemiology and Demographics
- Waldenström's macroglobulinemia represents 1% of all hematological cancers.[1]
- The prevalence of Waldenström's macroglobulinemia is estimated to be 1500 cases in United States annually.[2]
- World-wide, age-adjusted incidence of Waldenström's macroglobulinemia is 0.38 cases per 100,000 persons annually, increasing with age to 2.85 in patients above 80 years.[3]
Prevalence
The prevalence of waldenström's macroglobulinemia is estimated to be 1500 cases in United States annually.[2]
Incidence
Worldwide, the incidence of waldenström's macroglobulinemia is 1 per 260,000 persons/year.[4]
Age
The risk of waldenström's macroglobulinemia increases after 50 years of age.[5]
Gender
Men are more likely than women to develop waldenström's macroglobulinemia.
Race
Waldenström's macroglobulinemia is more common among whites.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Molecular pathogenesis of Waldenström’s macroglobulinemia NCBI (2015) http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3436227/ Accessed on November, 6 2015
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Waldenström’s macroglobulinemia Wikipedia (2015) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waldenström%27s_macroglobulinemia#cite_note-Cheson-1 Accessed on November, 6 2015
- ↑ Monge J, Braggio E, Ansell SM (2013). "Genetic factors and pathogenesis of Waldenström's macroglobulinemia". Curr Oncol Rep. 15 (5): 450–6. doi:10.1007/s11912-013-0331-7. PMC 3807757. PMID 23901022.
- ↑ Waldenström's macroglobulinemia. Orphanet (2015)http://www.orpha.net/consor/cgi-bin/OC_Exp.php?Expert=33226 Accessed on December 28th, 2015
- ↑ Waldenström's macroglobulinemia. American Cancer Society (2015)http://www.cancer.org/cancer/waldenstrommacroglobulinemia/detailedguide/waldenstrom-macroglobulinemia-risk-factors Accessed on November 6, 2015