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. 2011 Nov 1;105(11):1684–1692. doi: 10.1038/bjc.2011.450

Table 2. Estimated annual frequencies for the UK and European age-standardized rates per 100 000: based on HMRN sex- and age-specific rates data, 2004–2009.

  Estimated cases: UK
European age-standardised rate (95% CI)
Neoplasm (common abbreviation/synonym) Total Males Females Total Males Females
All diagnoses a 29 017a 16 264a 12 752a 40.8 (40.4–41.2)a 51.1 (50.4–51.7)a 32.7 (32.3–33.2)a
             
Total myeloid 8549 4693 3855 11.7 (11.5–11.9) 14.5 (14.1–14.8) 9.6 (9.3–9.9)
 Chronic myelogenous leukaemia (CML) 533 313 220 0.8 (0.8–0.9) 1.0 (0.9–1.2) 0.7 (0.6–0.7)
 Primary myelofibrosis 232 155 77 0.3 (0.3–0.4) 0.5 (0.4–0.6) 0.2 (0.1–0.2)
 Chronic myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPN) 3138 1382 1756 4.3 (4.2–4.5) 4.4 (4.2–4.6) 4.4 (4.2–4.5)
 Chronic myelomonocytic leukaemia (CMML) 300 204 96 0.4 (0.4–0.5) 0.6 (0.5–0.7) 0.2 (0.2–0.3)
 Myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) 2049 1382 667 2.5 (2.4–2.6) 4.0 (3.8–4.2) 1.5 (1.4–1.6)
 Acute myeloid leukaemias (AML) 2275 1245 1029 3.2 (3.1–3.4) 4.0 (3.8–4.1) 2.7 (2.5–2.8)
             
Total lymphoid a 20 468a 11 571a 8897a 29.1 (28.8–29.5)a 36.6 (36.0–37.1)a 23.1 (22.7–23.5)a
 Precursor B-lymphoblastic leukaemia (B-ALL) 540 279 261 1.0 (0.9–1.1) 1.1 (0.9–1.2) 1.0 (0.9–1.1)
 Precursor T-lymphoblastic leukaemia (T-ALL) 159 102 57 0.3 (0.2–0.3) 0.4 (0.3–0.4) 0.2 (0.1–0.3)
 Monoclonal B-cell lymphocytosis (MBL)a 1405a 752a 653a 1.9 (1.8–2.0)a 2.3 (2.2–2.5)a 1.6 (1.5–1.7)a
 Chronic lymphocytic leukaemia (CLL) 3624 2259 1365 5.0 (4.8–5.1) 7.0 (6.8–7.2) 3.3 (3.1–3.4)
 Marginal zone lymphomas (MZL) 1682 959 723 2.3 (2.2–2.4) 3.0 (2.8–3.1) 1.8 (1.7–1.9)
 Hairy-cell leukaemia (HCL) 177 136 41 0.3 (0.2–0.3) 0.4 (0.4–0.5) 0.1 (0.1–0.2)
 Monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance (MGUS)a 3601a 2059a 1542a 4.9 (4.8–5.0)a 6.3 (6.0–6.5)a 3.9 (3.7–4.1)a
 Plasma cell myeloma (multiple myeloma) 3553 2073 1480 4.7 (4.6–4.9) 6.3 (6.1–6.6) 3.5 (3.4–3.7)
 Plasmacytoma 318 211 107 0.5 (0.4–0.5) 0.7 (0.6–0.8) 0.3 (0.2–0.4)
 Follicular lymphomas (FL) 1754 821 933 2.7 (2.6–2.8) 2.7 (2.5–2.8) 2.7 (2.5–2.8)
 Mantle-cell lymphoma 454 295 159 0.6 (0.6–0.6) 0.9 (0.8–0.1) 0.4 (0.3–0.4)
 Diffuse large B-cell lymphomas (DLBCL) 4502 2353 2149 6.3 (6.1–6.4) 7.3 (7.1–7.6) 5.5 (5.3–5.7)
 Burkitt lymphoma (BL) 213 161 52 0.4 (0.3–0.4) 0.6 (0.5–0.7) 0.2 (0.1–0.2)
 Lymphoproliferative disorders NOS (LPD) 1026 557 469 1.3 (1.2–1.4) 1.7 (1.6–1.8) 1.0 (0.9–1.1)
 T-cell leukaemia 199 96 104 0.3 (0.2–0.3) 0.3 (0.2–0.4) 0.2 (0.2–0.3)
 T-cell lymphoma 601 351 249 0.9 (0.8–1.0) 1.1 (1.0–1.3) 0.7 (0.6–0.8)
 Nodular lymphocyte predominant Hodgkin lymphoma (NLPHL) 163 108 55 0.3 (0.2–0.3) 0.4 (0.3–0.5) 0.2 (0.1–0.2)
 Classical Hodgkin lymphoma (CHL) 1501 809 692 2.5 (2.4–2.6) 2.8 (2.4–2.6) 2.2 (2.1–2.4)

Abbreviations: CI=confidence interval; NOS=not otherwise specified.

a

Data for monoclonal B-cell lymphocytosis (MBL) and monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance (MGUS) are excluded from the totals.