TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Leukemia, Acute Lymphoblastic (ADULT) A1 - Boyiadzis, Michael M. A1 - Aksentijevich, Ivan A1 - Karp, Judith A2 - Boyiadzis, Michael M. A2 - Frame, James N. A2 - Kohler, David R. A2 - Fojo, Tito Y1 - 2016 N1 - T2 - Hematology-Oncology Therapy, 2e AB - EpidemiologyTable Graphic Jump Location|Download (.pdf)|PrintEpidemiologyIncidence:6,020 (male: 3,140; female: 2,880. Estimated new cases for 2014 in the United States)1.7 per 100,000 male and female per year (1.9 per 100,000 male, 1.5 per 100,000 female)Deaths:Estimated 1,440 in 2014 (male: 810; female: 630)Median age:B-cell lymphoblastic leukemia/lymphoma: 12 yearsT-cell lymphoblastic leukemia/lymphoma: 18 yearsLymphoblastic leukemia/lymphoma unknown lineage: 12 yearsAge-specific incidence patterns are characterized by a peak between the ages of 2 and 4 years and again during the sixth decadeMale to female ratio:1.33Dores GM. Blood 2012;119:34–43Siegel R et al. CA Cancer J Clin 2014;64:9–29Surveillance, Epidemiology and End Results (SEER) Program, available from http://seer.cancer.gov (accessed in 2013) SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/28 UR - hemonc.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1128253514 ER -