Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma
How common is non-Hodgkin's lymphoma?
More and more people are being diagnosed with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, but we're not sure why.
- About 63,000 Americans are diagnosed with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma each year.
Source:
American Cancer Society.
Cancer Facts and Figures 2007.
Available at http://www.cancer.org (accessed on 9 January 2008).
1 - About 1 in 50 Americans will get non-Hodgkin's lymphoma at some point in their life.
Source:
American Cancer Society.
Cancer Facts and Figures 2007.
Available at http://www.cancer.org (accessed on 9 January 2008).
1
Source:
Armitage J, Mauch PM, Harris NL.
Lymphomas.
In: DeVita V, Hellman S, Rosenberg S (editors). Cancer: Principles and Practice of Oncology. 6th edition. Lippincott Williams and Wilkins, New York, USA; 2001.
Armitage J, Mauch PM, Harris NL.
Lymphomas.
In: DeVita V, Hellman S, Rosenberg S (editors). Cancer: Principles and Practice of Oncology. 6th edition. Lippincott Williams and Wilkins, New York, USA; 2001.
Source:
National Cancer Institute.
Hodgkin's lymphoma, adult.
Available at http://cancer.gov/cancerinfo/pdq/treatment (accessed on 16 January 2008).
National Cancer Institute.
Hodgkin's lymphoma, adult.
Available at http://cancer.gov/cancerinfo/pdq/treatment (accessed on 16 January 2008).
Source:
Clarke CA, Glaser SL.
Changing incidence of non-Hodgkin lymphomas in the United States.
Cancer. 2002; 94: 2015-2023.
Clarke CA, Glaser SL.
Changing incidence of non-Hodgkin lymphomas in the United States.
Cancer. 2002; 94: 2015-2023.
There are different ideas about why this is happening. It could be because:
- People are living longer and getting non-Hodgkin's lymphoma when they are older
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Pollution contains poisons that cause cancer. Worse pollution could mean a higher risk of cancer. However, there's no proof that pollution
causes non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.
Source:
Theodossiou C, Schwarzenberger P.
Non-Hodgkin's lymphomas.
Clinical Obstetrics and Gynecology. 2002; 45: 820-829.
5Source:
Armitage J, Mauch PM, Harris NL.
Lymphomas.
In: DeVita V, Hellman S, Rosenberg S (editors). Cancer: Principles and Practice of Oncology. 6th edition. Lippincott Williams and Wilkins, New York, USA; 2001.
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Sources for the information on this page:
- American Cancer Society.Cancer Facts and Figures 2007.Available at http://www.cancer.org (accessed on 9 January 2008).
- Armitage J, Mauch PM, Harris NL.Lymphomas.In: DeVita V, Hellman S, Rosenberg S (editors). Cancer: Principles and Practice of Oncology. 6th edition. Lippincott Williams and Wilkins, New York, USA; 2001.
- National Cancer Institute.Hodgkin's lymphoma, adult.Available at http://cancer.gov/cancerinfo/pdq/treatment (accessed on 16 January 2008).
- Clarke CA, Glaser SL.Changing incidence of non-Hodgkin lymphomas in the United States.Cancer. 2002; 94: 2015-2023.
- Theodossiou C, Schwarzenberger P.Non-Hodgkin's lymphomas.Clinical Obstetrics and Gynecology. 2002; 45: 820-829.
This information was last updated on Jan 08, 2009
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