Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma can be further classified into a variety of
types based on other cell characteristics, such as size, arrangement,
growth patterns, and aggressiveness. These characteristics also help
your doctor predict the chance that your disease can be cured or put
into remission.
Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma is much more common than Hodgkin's disease and
is ranked as the fifth most common cause of cancer-related deaths. Your
risk of developing non-Hodgkin's lymphoma increases as you get older.
You are more likely to get this disease if you are male or white. In
addition, its incidence is increasing with each passing decade with the
highest number of non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma patients in the U.S.
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