title: Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma in northern Israel: a study of 481 patients with emphasis on ethnic-related patterns.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Northern Israel Oncology Center, Haifa.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Cohen
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kuten
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ben-Shahar
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Haim
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Epelbaum
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ben-Arie
mesh_terms: 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