Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma in northern Israel: a study of 481 patients with emphasis on ethnic-related patterns.
During the period between 1970-1984, 481 patients with previously untreated non-Hodgkin's lymphoma were referred to the Northern Israel Oncology Center, Haifa. There were 264 (54.9%) Ashkenazi Jews, 123 (25.6%) non-Ashkenazi Jews, and 86 (17.9%) Arabs. The mean age at diagnosis was 60 +/- 15 years for Ashkenazi Jews, 45 +/- 22 years for non-Ashkenazi Jews, and 36 +/- 22 years for Arabs. Ashkenazi Jews had a higher rate of nodular lymphoma compared to non-Ashkenazi Jews and Arabs. Extranodal lymphoma occurred more frequently in non-Ashkenazi Jews and Arabs. Lymphoma of the small intestine was more common in Arabs than in Ashkenazi and non-Ashkenazi Jews. Despite these differences in the pattern of disease, 5 year actuarial survival figures for the various ethnic groups were similar.
Cohen
Y
Y
Northern Israel Oncology Center, Haifa.
Kuten
A
A
Ben-Shahar
M
M
Haim
N
N
Epelbaum
R
R
Ben-Arie
Y
Y
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007557:Israel; D007585:Jews; D016403:Lymphoma, Large B-Cell, Diffuse / Q000208:ethnology / Q000401:mortality; D008228:Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000401:mortality; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012529:Saudi Arabia / Q000208:ethnology