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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Mohamad Alkateb, MBBCh [2]
Overview
The incidence of polycythemia vera is approximately 0.7 to 2.6 per 100,000 individuals in the US.[1]
Incidence
The incidence of polycythemia vera is approximately 0.7 to 2.6 per 100,000 individuals in the US.[1]
Age
Polycythemia vera occurs in all age groups (including children),[2] although the incidence increases with age. Polycythemia vera commonly affects people age 60 and older.[3][1]
Gender
Males are more commonly affected with polycythemia vera than females.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 National Cancer Institute. Polycythemia vera 2015.http://seer.cancer.gov/seertools/hemelymph/51f6cf57e3e27c3994bd538d/
- ↑ Passamonti F, Malabarba L, Orlandi E, Baratè C, Canevari A, Brusamolino E, Bonfichi M, Arcaini L, Caberlon S, Pascutto C, Lazzarino M (2003). "Polycythemia vera in young patients: a study on the long-term risk of thrombosis, myelofibrosis and leukemia". Haematologica. 88 (1): 13–8. PMID 12551821.
- ↑ Berlin, NI. (1975). "Diagnosis and classification of polycythemias". Semin Hematol 12: 339.