Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma

Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma is a type of cancer. Lymphoma is a general term for cancers that develop in the lymphatic system. Hodgkin's disease is one type of lymphoma. All other lymphomas are grouped together and are called non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. Lymphomas account for about 5 percent of all cases of cancer in the United States.

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• {{Web reference | title=What You Need to Know About Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma | work=NIH Publication No. 99-1567 | URL=http://www.cancer.gov/cancerinfo/wyntk/non-hodgkins-lymphoma | date=January 22 | year=2002}}

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• {{Web reference | title=Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma Fact Sheet | work=Genentech, Inc. | URL=http://www.gene.com/gene/products/education/oncology/non-hodgkins-facts.jsp | date=April 25 | year=2005}}
• {{Web reference | title=Staging NHL | work=Cancer Research UK 2002 | URL=http://www.cancerhelp.org.uk/help/default.asp?page=3044 | date=April 25| year=2005}}