Sandbox: epi
Overview
Hairy cell leukemia is found to approximately comprise 2% of all leukemias in the United States.[1] The incidence of hairy cell leukemia is approximately 3.2 per 1,000,000 individuals in the United States. The incidence of hairy cell leukemia increases with age; the median age at diagnosis is 58 years. Males are more commonly affected with hairy cell leukemia than females. The male to female ratio is approximately 4 to 1.[2]
Epidemiology and Demographics
Prevalence
- Hairy cell leukemia is considered one of the least common types of leukemias in the United States.[2]
- Hairy cell leukemia is found to approximately comprise 2% of all leukemias in the United States.[1]
Incidence
- The incidence of hairy cell leukemia is approximately 3.2 per 1,000,000 individuals in the United States.
- For the past 30 years, the incidence of hairy cell leukemia has been relatively constant.[2]
Age
- The incidence of hairy cell leukemia increases with age; the median age at diagnosis is 58 years.[2]
Gender
- Males are more commonly affected with hairy cell leukemia than females. The male to female ratio is approximately 4 to 1.[2]
Race
- Hairy cell leukemia usually affects individuals of the Caucasian race. Asian and African American individuals are less likely to develop hairy cell leukemia.[2]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Hairy Cell Leukemia. Wikipedia (2015) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hairy_cell_leukemia#Pathophysiology Accesed on October, 20 2015
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 Epidemiology. HAIRY CELL LEUKEMIA FOUNDATION. (2015) https://www.hairycellleukemia.org/professionals/epidemiology/ Accessed on October, 21 2015