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Key messages on incidence, survival, mortality, risk factors (causes) and a summary table of the statistics for myeloma are given here.
More comprehensive information and statistics for myeloma is here: incidence, mortality, survival, risk factors (causes), and treatment and symptom relief.
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The latest statistics available for myeloma are; incidence 2010, mortality 2010, and survival 2005-2009. Source years are specified in the statistics table. Find out why these are the latest statistics available.
- Myeloma is the 17th most common cancer in the UK.
- Around 4,700 people were diagnosed with myeloma in 2010 in the UK, that’s around 13 people every day.
- In 2010, around 2,600 men were diagnosed with myeloma in the UK, making it the 15th most common cancer in men.
- Myeloma is the 16th most common cancer in women with around 2,100 new cases diagnosed in the UK in 2010.
- Around 7 out of 10 myeloma cases occur in people aged 65 and over.
- Myeloma incidence rates have remained relatively stable over the last decade.
- In Europe (EU-27) there were an estimated 31,800 new cases of myeloma diagnosed in 2008.
- Worldwide, an estimated 103,000 new cases of myeloma were diagnosed in 2008.
- Data for England show that myeloma is almost twice as common in black people as in white and Asian people.
- Myeloma is preceded by an asymptomatic condition Monoclonal Gammopathy of Undetermined Significance (MGUS). Most people with MGUS do not progress to myeloma. Like myeloma, MGUS is more common in older people, men, and black people.
Read more in-depth myeloma incidence statistics.
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- Recent advances in myeloma treatment mean survival rates have improved rapidly.
- Five-year survival rates for myeloma have more than tripled over the last 35 years. More than a third of myeloma patients in England now survive their disease for more than five years.
- Around one in six patients diagnosed with myeloma in England and Wales will survive their disease for at least ten years.
- People diagnosed with myeloma in England and Wales are now more than three times more likely to survive their disease for at least ten years than those diagnosed in the early 1970s.
- Younger myeloma patients have a better prognosis than older patients.
Read more in-depth myeloma survival statistics.
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- Myeloma is the 15th most common cause of cancer death in the UK.
- Around 2,600 people (around 1,400 men and around 1,300 women) died of myeloma in 2010 in the UK, that’s around 7 people every day.
- Around 8 out of 10 myeloma deaths occur in people aged 65 and over.
- Myeloma death rates have fallen slightly since the early 1990s.
- In 2008, around 20,800 people died from myeloma in Europe (EU-27).
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Worldwide, around 72,500 people died from myeloma in 2008.
Read more in-depth myeloma mortality statistics.
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- The main established risk factors for myeloma are male sex, older age, and black ethnicity.
- People with a first-degree relative with myeloma or MGUS are two to three times more likely to develop myeloma or MGUS themselves.
- People whose immune systems are low, due to immunosuppression medication taken after an organ transplant, or due to HIV or AIDS, have been shown to be at around 3 times the risk of myeloma.
- There is limited evidence for an association with radiation exposure.
- Smoking, drinking alcohol, and being exposed to chemicals do not appear to increase the risk of developing myeloma.
Read more in-depth myeloma risk factors.
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| MYELOMA STATISTICS | Males | Females | Persons | Country | Year3 |
| Number of new cases per year | 2,570 | 2,102 | 4,672 | UK | 2010 |
| Incidence rate per 100,000 population1 | 6.6 | 4.3 | 5.4 | ||
| Number of deaths per year | 1,355 | 1,278 | 2,633 | UK | 2010 |
| Mortality rate per 100,000 population1 | 3.3 | 2.3 | 2.7 | ||
| One-year survival rate2 | 70.4% | 72.3% | 71.3% | England | 2005-2009 |
| Five-year survival rate2 | 37.1% | 37.1% | 37.0% | ||
| Ten-year survival rate2 | 19.0% | 14.9% | 17% | England & Wales | 2007 (predicted) |
1. European age-standardised 2. Adults diagnosed 3. Latest statistics available
More detailed myeloma statistics can be found using these links: incidence, mortality, survival, risk factors, and treatment and symptom relief.
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