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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
Hairy cell leukemia is found to approximately comprise 2% of all leukemias in the United States. | Hairy cell leukemia is found to approximately comprise 2% of all leukemias in the United States. 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. | ||
==Epidemiology and Demographics== | ==Epidemiology and Demographics== | ||
===Prevalence=== | ===Prevalence=== | ||
* Hairy cell leukemia is considered one of the least common types of leukemias in the United States.<ref name="found"> Epidemiology. HAIRY CELL LEUKEMIA FOUNDATION. (2015) https://www.hairycellleukemia.org/professionals/epidemiology/ Accessed on October, 21 2015</ref> | * Hairy cell leukemia is considered one of the least common types of leukemias in the United States.<ref name="found">Epidemiology. HAIRY CELL LEUKEMIA FOUNDATION. (2015) https://www.hairycellleukemia.org/professionals/epidemiology/ Accessed on October, 21 2015</ref> | ||
* Hairy cell leukemia is found to approximately comprise 2% of all leukemias in the United States.<ref name="wiki">Hairy Cell Leukemia. Wikipedia (2015) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hairy_cell_leukemia#Pathophysiology Accesed on October, 20 2015</ref> | * Hairy cell leukemia is found to approximately comprise 2% of all leukemias in the United States.<ref name="wiki">Hairy Cell Leukemia. Wikipedia (2015) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hairy_cell_leukemia#Pathophysiology Accesed on October, 20 2015</ref> | ||
===Incidence=== | ===Incidence=== | ||
* 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 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.<ref name="found"> Epidemiology. HAIRY CELL LEUKEMIA FOUNDATION. (2015) https://www.hairycellleukemia.org/professionals/epidemiology/ Accessed on October, 21 2015</ref> | * For the past 30 years, the incidence of hairy cell leukemia has been relatively constant.<ref name="found">Epidemiology. HAIRY CELL LEUKEMIA FOUNDATION. (2015) https://www.hairycellleukemia.org/professionals/epidemiology/ Accessed on October, 21 2015</ref> | ||
===Age=== | ===Age=== | ||
* The incidence of hairy cell leukemia increases with age; the median age at diagnosis is 58 years.<ref name="wiki">Hairy Cell Leukemia. Wikipedia (2015) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hairy_cell_leukemia#Pathophysiology Accesed on October, 20 2015</ref><ref name="found"> Epidemiology. HAIRY CELL LEUKEMIA FOUNDATION. (2015) https://www.hairycellleukemia.org/professionals/epidemiology/ Accessed on October, 21 2015</ref> | * The incidence of hairy cell leukemia increases with age; the median age at diagnosis is 58 years.<ref name="wiki">Hairy Cell Leukemia. Wikipedia (2015) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hairy_cell_leukemia#Pathophysiology Accesed on October, 20 2015</ref><ref name="found">Epidemiology. HAIRY CELL LEUKEMIA FOUNDATION. (2015) https://www.hairycellleukemia.org/professionals/epidemiology/ Accessed on October, 21 2015</ref> | ||
===Gender=== | ===Gender=== | ||
* Males are more commonly affected with hairy cell leukemia than females. The male to female ratio is approximately 4 to 1.<ref name="found"> Epidemiology. HAIRY CELL LEUKEMIA FOUNDATION. (2015) https://www.hairycellleukemia.org/professionals/epidemiology/ Accessed on October, 21 2015</ref> | * Males are more commonly affected with hairy cell leukemia than females. The male to female ratio is approximately 4 to 1.<ref name="found">Epidemiology. HAIRY CELL LEUKEMIA FOUNDATION. (2015) https://www.hairycellleukemia.org/professionals/epidemiology/ Accessed on October, 21 2015</ref> | ||
===Race=== | ===Race=== | ||
* Hairy cell leukemia usually affects individuals of the Caucasian race. Asian and African American individuals are less likely to develop hairy cell leukemia.<ref name="found"> Epidemiology. HAIRY CELL LEUKEMIA FOUNDATION. (2015) https://www.hairycellleukemia.org/professionals/epidemiology/ Accessed on October, 21 2015</ref> | * Hairy cell leukemia usually affects individuals of the Caucasian race. Asian and African American individuals are less likely to develop hairy cell leukemia.<ref name="found">Epidemiology. HAIRY CELL LEUKEMIA FOUNDATION. (2015) https://www.hairycellleukemia.org/professionals/epidemiology/ Accessed on October, 21 2015</ref> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Haytham Allaham, M.D. [2]
Overview
Hairy cell leukemia is found to approximately comprise 2% of all leukemias in the United States. 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.
Epidemiology and Demographics
Prevalence
- Hairy cell leukemia is considered one of the least common types of leukemias in the United States.[1]
- Hairy cell leukemia is found to approximately comprise 2% of all leukemias in the United States.[2]
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.[1]
Age
- The incidence of hairy cell leukemia increases with age; the median age at diagnosis is 58 years.[2][1]
Gender
- Males are more commonly affected with hairy cell leukemia than females. The male to female ratio is approximately 4 to 1.[1]
Race
- Hairy cell leukemia usually affects individuals of the Caucasian race. Asian and African American individuals are less likely to develop hairy cell leukemia.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Epidemiology. HAIRY CELL LEUKEMIA FOUNDATION. (2015) https://www.hairycellleukemia.org/professionals/epidemiology/ Accessed on October, 21 2015
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Hairy Cell Leukemia. Wikipedia (2015) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hairy_cell_leukemia#Pathophysiology Accesed on October, 20 2015