What is Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma?
What is Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma?
- Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma: A type of lymphoma, a cancer affecting lymph nodes and the immune system.
- Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma: Distinct from Hodgkin's lymphoma both morphologically and biologically, NHL lymphoma is characterized by the absence of Reed-Sternberg cells, can occur at any age, and usually presents as a localized or generalized lymphadenopathy associated with fever and weight loss. The clinical course varies according to the morphologic type. NHL is clinically classified as indolent, aggressive, or having a variable clinical course. NHL can be of B-or T-/NK-cell lineage. --2003
Source - Diseases Database
Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma: Introduction
Types of Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma:
Types of Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma:
Broader types of Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma:
How many people get Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma?
Incidence (annual) of Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma: 53,900 annual cases in USA (SEER 2002 estimate)
Incidence Rate of Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma: approx 1 in 5,046 or 0.02% or 53,900 people in USA [about data]
Lifetime risk of Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma:
1 in 88 women will develop non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma during their lifetime in Australia 2000 (AIHW and AACR, AIHW National Mortality Database, Australia’s Health 2004, AIHW)
Who gets Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma?
Patient Profile for Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma: More common in older adults.
Gender Profile for Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma: More common in men.
Gender Profile for Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma: more common in men than
in women. (Source: excerpt from What You Need To Know About Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma: NCI)
How serious is Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma?
Complications of Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma:
see complications of Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma
Average life years lost for Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma: 14.8 years (SEER)1
Deaths for Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma: 22,802 deaths reported in USA 1999 (NVSR Sep 2001)
What causes Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma?
Causes of Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma: see causes of Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma
Risk factors for Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma:
see
risk factors for Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma
What are the symptoms of Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma?
Symptoms of Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma:
see symptoms of Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma
Complications of Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma:
see complications of Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma
Can anyone else get Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma?
Contagion of cancer: generally not; see details in contagion of cancer.
More information:
see contagiousness of Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma
Inheritance:
see inheritance of Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma
Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma: Testing
Diagnostic testing: see tests for Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma.
Misdiagnosis: see misdiagnosis and Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma.
How is it treated?
Doctors and Medical Specialists for Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma: Hematologist, Oncologist, Radiation oncologist
;
see also doctors and medical specialists for Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma.
Treatments for Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma:
see treatments for Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma
Research for Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma:
see research for Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma
Society issues for Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma
Hospitalization statistics for Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma:
The following are statistics from various sources about hospitalizations and Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma:
- 0.068% (8,683) of hospital consultant episodes were for follicular non-Hodgkin’s disease in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 96% of hospital consultant episodes for required hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 54% of hospital consultant episodes for follicular non-Hodgkin’s disease were for men in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 46% of hospital consultant episodes for follicular non-Hodgkin’s disease were for women in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- more statistics...»
Organs Affected by Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma:
Organs and body systems related to Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma include:
Name and Aliases of Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma
Main name of condition: Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma
Class of Condition for Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma: cancer
Other names or spellings for Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma:
NHL, NHL (generic term)
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