Journal of Leukemia
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Department of Hematology, University Technology, Kingston 6, Jamaica

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• Research Article   
  Distribution of Myeloid Leukemia and Lymphocytic Leukemia in Jamaica 2008
  Author(s): Laten Mclish*
  
  Objective: To determine the distribution of Myeloid Leukemia and Lymphocytic Leukemia in Jamaica 2008. Methods: The study included all fourteen parishes. Data was obtained from the Jamaica Cancer Registry located in the Pathology Department of the University of the West Indies. Population denominators were obtained from the 2011 census taken by the Statistical Institute of Jamaica. The statistical package which was used to analyze the data was excel. Results: The highest frequencies of myeloid leukemia in 2008 occurred in the age group 40 years to 44 years and 65 years to 69 years. No further incidence of myeloid leukemia was recorded after 79 years. In Jamaica 2008, the median age at which myeloid leukemia was diagnosed was 47 years. The Crude Incidence Rate (CIR) for myeloid leukemia for both sexes was 0.9, 1.3 for males and 0.5 for females. Hence in Jamaica 2008 myeloid leukemia wa.. View More»
  DOI: 10.35248/2329-6917.23.11.338

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