Incidence Trend of Follicular Lymphoma in Taiwan Compared to Japan and Korea, 2001-2019.

ABSTRACT: A continuous increase in follicular lymphoma has been observed in Taiwan, Japan, and South Korea over the last few decades. This study aimed to evaluate the difference in incidence trends of follicular lymphoma in Taiwan, Japan, and South Korea between 2001 and 2019. The data for the Taiwanese populations was obtained from the Taiwan Cancer Registry Database, and those for the Japanese and Korean population were retrieved from the Japan National Cancer Registry and some additional reports, both of which included population-based cancer registry data, from Japan and Korea. Follicular lymphoma accounted for 4231 cases from 2002-2019 in Taiwan, 3744 cases from 2001-2008 and 49,731 cases from 2014-2019 in Japan; and 1365 cases from 2001-2012 and 1244 cases from 2011-2016 in South Korea. The an

SUBMITTER: Chiu LC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9963002 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature