Trends in myeloma incidence, mortality and survival in New Zealand (1985–2016)

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Trends in myeloma incidence, mortality and survival in New Zealand (1985–2016)

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University of Otago

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Otago University Research Archive

Description

•In New Zealand, incidence is higher in Maori than non-Maori and higher in men than women.•Myeloma incidence has increased significantly since 1985.•Overall mortality rates have been decreasing since the late 1990s.•Survival has improved significantly since 1990. Myeloma, one of the most common haematological malignancies worldwide arises in the bone marrow. Incidence rates vary by age and ethnicity but reasons behind these trends are unknown. Treatment of myeloma has changed significantly ov...

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Research paper

Research format

Scholarly text / Journal article

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Article

Date created

2019-06

Creator

Sneyd, Mary Jane / Cox, Brian / Morison, Ian M

URL

https://hdl.handle.net/10523/26222

Related subjects

Haematologic disease / Myeloma incidence / Myeloma mortality / New Zealand / Survival

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