Thymic carcinoma epidemiology: Difference between revisions
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It is more common in Asians and African Americans than in Whites. | |||
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Thymic Carcinoma Microchapters |
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Thymic carcinoma epidemiology On the Web |
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Risk calculators and risk factors for Thymic carcinoma epidemiology |
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Alejandro Lemor, M.D. [2]
Overview
Epidemiology
Age
The risk increases with age. Thymic carcinoma is rare in children and young adults, is seen more often in middle-aged adults, with a peak incidence in patients in their 70s.
Gender
Men and women are equally affected.
Ethnicity
It is more common in Asians and African Americans than in Whites.