Prevalence and Incidence of Lymphoma
Lymphoma: Rare Disease
Lymphoma is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of
Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health
(NIH). This means that Lymphoma, or a subtype of Lymphoma,
affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Lymphoma Prevalence: Book Excerpts
Incidence (annual) of Lymphoma:
60,900 annual cases in USA (SEER 2002 estimate) ... see also overview of Lymphoma.
Incidence Rate:
approx 1 in 4,466 or 0.02% or 60,900 people in USA [Source statistic for calcuation: "60,900 annual cases in USA (SEER 2002 estimate)" -- see also general information about data sources]
Incidence extrapolations for USA for Lymphoma:
60,900 per year,
5,075 per month,
1,171 per week,
166 per day,
6 per hour,
0 per minute,
0 per second.
[Source statistic for calculation: "60,900 annual cases in USA (SEER 2002 estimate)" -- see also general information about data sources]
Incidence of types of Lymphoma:
For details see incidence of types of Lymphoma analysis; summary of available incidence by type data:
Incidence statistics for Lymphoma:
The following statistics relate to the incidence of Lymphoma:
- 62,250, new cases for lymphoma in the US 2004 (Cancer Facts and Figures, American Cancer Society, 2004)
- 33,180 new male cases for lymphoma in the US 2004 (Cancer Facts and Figures, American Cancer Society, 2004)
- 29,070 new female cases for lymphoma in the US 2004 (Cancer Facts and Figures, American Cancer Society, 2004)
- 7,880 new cases for Hodgkin's disease in the US 2004 (Cancer Facts and Figures, American Cancer Society, 2004)
- 4,330 new male cases for Hodgkin's disease in the US 2004 (Cancer Facts and Figures, American Cancer Society, 2004)
- 3,550 new female cases for Hodgkin's disease in the US 2004 (Cancer Facts and Figures, American Cancer Society, 2004)
- more statistics...»
Death statistics for Lymphoma:
The following statistics relate to deaths and Lymphoma:
- 11,090 estimated male deaths for lymphoma in the US 2004 (Cancer Facts and Figures, American Cancer Society, 2004)
- 9,640 estimated female deaths for lymphoma in the US 2004 (Cancer Facts and Figures, American Cancer Society, 2004)
- 1,320 estimated deaths for Hodgkin's disease in the US 2004 (Cancer Facts and Figures, American Cancer Society, 2004)
- 700 estimated male deaths for Hodgkin's disease in the US 2004 (Cancer Facts and Figures, American Cancer Society, 2004)
- 620 estimated female deaths for Hodgkin's disease in the US 2004 (Cancer Facts and Figures, American Cancer Society, 2004)
- 19,410 estimated deaths for NHL in the US 2004 (Cancer Facts and Figures, American Cancer Society, 2004)
- 10,390 estimated male deaths for NHL in the US 2004 (Cancer Facts and Figures, American Cancer Society, 2004)
- more statistics...»
More Statistics about Lymphoma:
Deaths and related statistics
All statistics for Lymphoma
Prevalence/Incidence of Lymphoma: Online Medical Books
16 MEDICAL BOOKS ONLINE!
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for more information about the prevalence and/or incidence of Lymphoma.
Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma:
Causes and incidence
(Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition))
The cause of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma is unknown, although some theories suggest a viral source. Since the early 1970s, the incidence of these lymphomas has increased more than 80%, with about 53,000 new cases appearing annually in the United States. The reason for the increase is unknown, although it has been partly attributed to acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. Non-Hodgkin's lymphomas are two to three times more common in males than in females and occur in all age-groups. Compared to Hodgkin's disease, they occur about one to three times more often and cause twice as many deaths in children younger than age 15. Incidence rises with age (median age is 50). These lymphomas seem linked to certain races and ethnic groups, with increased incidence in whites and people of Jewish ancestry.
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Source: Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition), 2005
Malignant spinal neoplasms:
Causes and incidence
(Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition))
Primary tumors of the spinal cord may be extramedullary (occurring outside the spinal cord) or intramedullary (occurring within the cord itself). Extramedullary tumors may be intradural (meningiomas and schwannomas), which account for 60% of all primary malignant spinal cord neoplasms, or extradural (metastatic tumors from breasts, lungs, prostate, leukemia, or lymphomas), which account for 25% of these malignant neoplasms.
Intramedullary tumors, or gliomas (astrocytomas or ependymomas), are comparatively rare, accounting for only about 10%. In children, they're low-grade astrocytomas.
Spinal cord tumors are rare compared with intracranial tumors (ratio of 1:4). They occur equally in men and women, with the exception of meningiomas, which occur mostly in women. Spinal cord tumors can occur anywhere along the length of the cord or its roots.
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Source: Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition), 2005
About prevalence and incidence statistics:
The term 'prevalence' of Lymphoma usually refers to the estimated population
of people who are managing Lymphoma at any given time.
The term 'incidence' of Lymphoma refers to the annual diagnosis rate,
or the number of new cases of Lymphoma diagnosed each year.
Hence, these two statistics types can differ:
a short-lived disease like flu can have high annual incidence but low prevalence,
but a life-long disease like diabetes has a low annual incidence but high prevalence.
For more information see about prevalence and incidence statistics.
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