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Survival remains high despite half of patients being diagnosed with distant cancer that has metastasized.

The 5-year relative survival rate for non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) climbed to 72.7% and is as high as 82.6% for localized NHL, according to the most recent SEER data. The number of new cases remains high at 19.1 per 100,000 people (all races) per year; however the number of deaths is relatively low at 5.7 deaths per 100,000 people (all races) per year. Death rates have been falling on average 2.4% each year from 2004 to 2013.

While the new cases represent 4.3% of all new cancer diagnoses, NHL deaths represent 3.4% of all cancer deaths. Based on 2011-2013 SEER data, about 2.1% of men and women will receive a NHL diagnosis at some point during their lifetime.

Patient diagnoses by stage:

  • 28% are diagnosed at the local stage
  • 15% are diagnosed with spread to regional lymph nodes
  • 50% are diagnosed after distant cancer has metastasized
  • 8% unknown/unstaged

As of 2013, there were an estimated 569,536 people living with NHL in the U.S.

Using statistical models for analysis, rates for new non-Hodgkin lymphoma cases have not changed significantly over the past 10 years.

 

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Survival remains high despite half of patients being diagnosed with distant cancer that has metastasized.
Survival remains high despite half of patients being diagnosed with distant cancer that has metastasized.

The 5-year relative survival rate for non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) climbed to 72.7% and is as high as 82.6% for localized NHL, according to the most recent SEER data. The number of new cases remains high at 19.1 per 100,000 people (all races) per year; however the number of deaths is relatively low at 5.7 deaths per 100,000 people (all races) per year. Death rates have been falling on average 2.4% each year from 2004 to 2013.

While the new cases represent 4.3% of all new cancer diagnoses, NHL deaths represent 3.4% of all cancer deaths. Based on 2011-2013 SEER data, about 2.1% of men and women will receive a NHL diagnosis at some point during their lifetime.

Patient diagnoses by stage:

  • 28% are diagnosed at the local stage
  • 15% are diagnosed with spread to regional lymph nodes
  • 50% are diagnosed after distant cancer has metastasized
  • 8% unknown/unstaged

As of 2013, there were an estimated 569,536 people living with NHL in the U.S.

Using statistical models for analysis, rates for new non-Hodgkin lymphoma cases have not changed significantly over the past 10 years.

 

The 5-year relative survival rate for non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) climbed to 72.7% and is as high as 82.6% for localized NHL, according to the most recent SEER data. The number of new cases remains high at 19.1 per 100,000 people (all races) per year; however the number of deaths is relatively low at 5.7 deaths per 100,000 people (all races) per year. Death rates have been falling on average 2.4% each year from 2004 to 2013.

While the new cases represent 4.3% of all new cancer diagnoses, NHL deaths represent 3.4% of all cancer deaths. Based on 2011-2013 SEER data, about 2.1% of men and women will receive a NHL diagnosis at some point during their lifetime.

Patient diagnoses by stage:

  • 28% are diagnosed at the local stage
  • 15% are diagnosed with spread to regional lymph nodes
  • 50% are diagnosed after distant cancer has metastasized
  • 8% unknown/unstaged

As of 2013, there were an estimated 569,536 people living with NHL in the U.S.

Using statistical models for analysis, rates for new non-Hodgkin lymphoma cases have not changed significantly over the past 10 years.

 

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