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Incidence

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The annual incidence of myeloma in UK is around 60-70 per million (1).

  • in western countries the annual age adjusted incidence is 5.6 per 100,000 persons (2)
  • in Europe the incidence is 4.5–6.0/100 000/year (3)

The median age at presentation in UK is around 70 years. 15% of the patients are younger than 60 years (1)

Multiple myeloma prevalence in the UK at 31st of December 2006 was as follows

  • 1 year - 2889
  • 5 year - 9422
  • 10 year - 12,465
  • prevalence is likely to increase due to the improved survival rates (1).

It is more common in Afro-Caribbean ethnic groups than in Caucasians (1).

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