Who gets NHL?
You would be a most unusual person if you didn’t wonder why you developed NHL and where you are in the spectrum of others with the same disease. In this section, we discuss the demographics of NHL; possible causes are discussed in the section, “What causes NHL?” Gender Young males are diagnosed more frequently with NHL than are young females, but this difference decreases with increasing age. Race Whites are diagnosed with NHL 50 percent more often than Blacks, Asians, and Hispanics, combined. This trend is exhibited worldwide. Age Those under age 65 develop NHL less often than those over age 65. For those under age 65, the incidence is 8.5 per 100,000 people; for those over age 65, the incidence is 68.8 per 100,000. Among those over age 75 diagnosed with NHL, the proportion of NHLs affecting only the follicles of the lymph node is 400 percent greater than NHLs diffused throughout the lymph node. This is meaningful because follicular presentations are usually of lower grade than diffus
