Waldenström's macroglobulinemia epidemiology and demographics
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Overview
Epidemiology and Demographics
Of all cancers involving the lymphocytes, 1% of cases are WM.[1]
WM is a rare disorder, with fewer than 1,500 cases occurring in the United States annually.[2] The median age of onset of WM is between 60 and 65 years, with some cases occurring in late teens.[2][3]
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.)
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