Who is affected by non-Hodgkin's lymphoma?

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Who is affected by non-Hodgkin's lymphoma?

Approximately 55,000 new cases of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL) are diagnosed each year in the United States, and about 20,000 people die annually from the disease.¹

The likelihood of getting NHL increases with age.
NHL is more common in:
- People who have an inherited immune deficiency, an autoimmune disease, or HIV or AIDS.
- People who take immunosuppressant medications following an organ transplant.
- White males. NHL is less common in women and in Japanese and Chinese Americans, Native Americans, and Hispanics.

The highest rates of NHL occur in the United States, Europe, and Australia. The lowest rates occur in Asia.

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Citations
Fisher RI, et al. (2005). Non-Hodgkin's lymphomas. In VT DeVita Jr et al., eds., Cancer: Principles and Practice of Oncology, 7th ed., pp. 1957–1997. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams and Williams.

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Author	Bets Davis, MFA
Editor	Maria Essig
Editor	Susan Van Houten, RN, BSN, MBA
Associate Editor	Pat Truman, MATC
Primary Medical Reviewer	Anne C. Poinier, MD - Internal Medicine
Specialist Medical Reviewer	Douglas A. Stewart, MD - Medical Oncology
Last Updated	April 22, 2008

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Last updated:	April 22, 2008
Author:	Bets Davis, MFA
Reviewed By:	Anne C. Poinier, MD - Internal Medicine, Douglas A. Stewart, MD - Medical Oncology
Editors:	Susan Van Houten, RN, BSN, MBA, Pat Truman, MATC

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