Myelodysplastic Syndromes Treatment (PDQ®): Treatment - Health Professional Information [NCI]

Incidence and Mortality The MDS are a collection of myeloid malignancies characterized by one or more peripheral blood cytopenias. MDS are diagnosed in slightly more than 10,000 people in the United States yearly, for an annual age-adjusted incidence rate of approximately 4.4 to 4.6 cases per 100,000 people. They...