Lymphoma
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or lymphatic cancer is a very serious and life threatening disease. In this country there is an estimated 63,900 new cases, 7,100 of which are Hodgkin’s as opposed to non-Hodgkin’s . Since around the 70’s the occurrence of non-Hodgkin’s has almost doubled while the occu ....
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.... than Hodgkin’s disease. Non-Hodgkin’s is a group of over 29 types of . These are classified by the US National Cancer society as aggressive or fast multiplying or indolent, slow multiplying. ( Information Network)
The lymphatic system protects the body from agents that could cause disease like bacteria or viruses. Within this system, that consists of organs such as the spleen and tonsils, there are organs that destroy foreign agents, those organs are called lymph nodes. The lym ....
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