TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Mesothelioma A1 - Azab, Mohamed M. A1 - Al-Dawoodi, Tamarah A. A1 - Vogelzang, Nicholas J. A2 - Boyiadzis, Michael M. A2 - Fojo, Tito PY - 2022 T2 - Hematology-Oncology Therapy, 3e AB - EpidemiologyTable Graphic Jump Location|Download (.pdf)|PrintEpidemiologyIncidence:Approximately 3000 new cases per year in the U.S.Incidence of 0.8 per 100,000 in the U.S. in 2016; decreased from 1.1 per 100,000 in 2000Median age:72 yearsMale to female incidence rate ratio:3.5:1Surveillance, Epidemiology and End Results (SEER) Program, available from http://seer.cancer.gov [accessed January 20, 2020]Key Statistics About Malignant Mesothelioma. American Cancer Society. Available from https://www.cancer.org/cancer/malignant-mesothelioma/about/key-statistics.html [accessed January 20, 2020]Peto J et al. Lancet 1995;345:535–539Vogelzang NJ et al. Cancer 1984;53:377–383 SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/04/19 UR - hemonc.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1187883127 ER -