Hodgkin's disease in Osaka, Japan (1964-1985).
In the present study, 96 cases of HD selected from 937 cases of malignant lymphomas in Osaka, Japan were reviewed to evaluate a time trend of HD. The results showed that, during the periods from 1964-74 to 1975-85, (1) ratio of HD among all malignant lymphomas decreased from 14.8% to 8.9%, (2) MC decreased and NS increased, and (3) the age of onset fell.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006689:Hodgkin Disease / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012737:Sex Factors