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Incidence of Myeloproliferative Diseases

10/30/2013 07:22 PM EDT

Source: Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
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Polycythemia Vera

• The incidence rate of polycythemia vera (PV) varies worldwide, ranging from approximately 0.5 to 2.5 new cases per 100,000 people each year.
• The average age at which PV is diagnosed is about 60 to 65 years old.
• PV is uncommon in individuals younger than 30 years old.

Primary Thrombocythemia

• There are an estimated 0.1 to 2.4 new cases of primary thrombocythemia (PT) per 100,000 people each year.
• PT occasionally occurs in older children but is diagnosed mostly in adult men and women.

Myelofibrosis

• Myelofibrosis affects about two in one million people.
• The average age at which myelofibrosis is diagnosed is between 50 and 80 years, but it can occur at any age.
• Myelofibrosis affects both men and women.