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Review
. 2020 Aug;34(4):631-646.
doi: 10.1016/j.hoc.2020.02.001. Epub 2020 May 5.

Epidemiology of Follicular Lymphoma

James R Cerhan  1
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Review

Epidemiology of Follicular Lymphoma

James R Cerhan. Hematol Oncol Clin North Am. 2020 Aug.

Abstract

Follicular lymphoma (FL) is a common indolent lymphoma subtype in Western countries. FL incidence increases with age, and shows considerable variation by race/ethnicity and geography. In the United States and France, FL incidence has been stable since 2000, whereas in other Western and Asian countries it has been increasing. Five-year relative survival rates have been increasing in Western and Asian countries. Progress on identifying FL-specific risk factors has accelerated with the implementation of the InterLymph nested classification and the availability of larger epidemiologic studies and pooled analyses. Identification of risk factors for FL requires further research.

Keywords: Environmental; Epidemiology; Follicular lymphoma; Genetics; Infection; Prevention; Risk.

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Conflict of interest statement

Disclosure The author received NIH grants (R01 CA92153, R01 CA200703, U01 CA195568, and P50 CA97274).

Figures

Figure 1.
Figure 1.
Incidence rates (per 100,000) by age group for follicular lymphoma, SEER18, United States, 2000-2016.
Figure 2.
Figure 2.
Age-adjusted incidence rates (per 100,000) for follicular lymphoma by gender and race/ethnicity (*Non-Hispanic), SEER18, United States, 2000-2016.
Figure 3.
Figure 3.
Five-year relative survival rates by gender and race/ethnicity (*Non-Hispanic), SEER18, United States, 2000-2016.
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