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4. Risk Factors

Malignant fibrous histiocytomas are most likely to affect adults. Most people with this type of tumor are diagnosed between the ages of 32-80; the average age at time of diagnosis is 59. Men are slightly more likely to develop an MFH tumor than women, with a male to female ratio of around 1.2:1.

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