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Burkitt Lymphoma Incidence in Five Continents
| Content Provider | MDPI |
|---|---|
| Author | Mbulaiteye, Sam M. Devesa, Susan S. |
| Copyright Year | 2022 |
| Description | Burkitt lymphoma (BL) is a rare non-Hodgkin lymphoma first described in 1958 by Denis Burkitt in African children. BL occurs as three types, endemic, which occurs in Africa and is causally attributed to Epstein-Barr virus and P. falciparum infections; sporadic, which occurs in temperate areas, but the cause is obscure; and immunodeficiency-type, which is associated with immunosuppression. All BL cases carry IG∷MYC chromosomal translocations, which are necessary but insufficient to cause BL. We report a comprehensive study of the geographic, sex, and age-specific patterns of BL among 15,122 cases from Cancer Incidence in Five Continents Volume XI for 2008–2012 and the African Cancer Registry Network for 2018. Age-standardized BL rates were high (>4 cases per million people) in Uganda in Africa, and Switzerland and Estonia in Europe. Rates were intermediate (2–3.9) in the remaining countries in Europe, North America, and Oceania, and low (<2) in Asia. Rates in India were 1/20th those in Uganda. BL rates varied within and between regions, without showing a threshold to define BL as endemic or sporadic. BL rates were twice as high among males as females and showed a bimodal age pattern with pediatric and elderly peaks in all regions. Multi-regional transdisciplinary research is needed to elucidate the epidemiological patterns of BL. |
| Ending Page | 453 |
| Page Count | 20 |
| Starting Page | 434 |
| e-ISSN | 26736357 |
| DOI | 10.3390/hemato3030030 |
| Journal | Hemato |
| Issue Number | 3 |
| Volume Number | 3 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | MDPI |
| Publisher Date | 2022-07-13 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Hemato General Medicine Burkitt Lymphoma Epidemiology Plasmodium Falciparum Epstein Barr Virus Registry Studies Multimodal Cancer Non-hodgkin Lymphoma Hiv/aids |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |