Hodgkin's disease in Asians: incidence patterns and risk factors in population-based data

Incidence of lymphoid neoplasms by subtype among six Asian ethnic groups in the United States, 1996–2004

“…Although international incidence rates for lymphoma subtypes were not available for comparison, incidence rates of multiple myeloma and Hodgkin lymphoma showed a similar pattern, with higher rates for Asians living in the US [23]. One notable exception to this general pattern was the similar Hodgkin lymphoma rates for Koreans living in the US as for those living in Seoul.…”

Genetic Research and Health Disparities

“…Research instead shows far lower rates of these conditions. [45][46][47][48][49][50] One explanation proposed to explain the different rates of hypertension and diabetes in black Africans and black Americans 51,52 is that new environments encountered in the African diaspora triggered expression of certain genetic variations quiescent in Africa. Even if this explanation is correct, the heterogeneity and variability of the environments encountered make it unlikely that the direction of this triggering was nearly always to confer on blacks ill health, especially considering the widely variable conditions, such as breast cancer, depression, and diabetes, that unequally affect them.…”

Epidemiology of Hodgkin's Lymphoma

“…It is more common in Caucasians (Lee et al, 1993). Asians have lower incidence than other races (Glaser and Hsu, 2002). The annual incidence of Hodgkin's lymphoma appears stable over the past several decades.…”

“…Hodgkin's lymphoma is relatively rare in Japan (age-adjusted incidence of 0.3 per 100.000 males) and China (age-adjusted incidence of 0.2 per 100.000 males) in comparison to North America and Europe. Within the European Union the highest rates are in Austria and Greece and the lowest rates are in Spain and Slovakia, Hsu, 2002 &Shenoy et al, 2011).…”