Basic Summary for Lymphoma

Main name of condition: Lymphoma
Other names or spellings: lymphosarcoma, lymphoma cancer

What is Lymphoma?
  Brief description of Lymphoma: Cancer involving lymph nodes and the immune system.
  Parent types of Lymphoma: Cancer, Immunoproliferative diseases
  Organs Affected by Lymphoma: lymph nodes, immune, lymphatic system
  Types of Lymphoma: Hodgkin's Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma

How many people get Lymphoma?
Incidence (annual) of Lymphoma: 60,900 annual cases in USA (SEER 2002 estimate)
Incidence Rate of Lymphoma: approx 1 in 4,466 or 0.02% or 60,900 people in USA [about data]

How serious is Lymphoma?
Deaths for Lymphoma: 20,730 estimated deaths for lymphoma in the US 2004 (Cancer Facts and Figures, American Cancer Society, 2004)

What causes Lymphoma?
Class of Condition for Lymphoma: cancer
Causes of Lymphoma: see causes of Lymphoma

What are the symptoms of Lymphoma?
Symptoms of Lymphoma: see symptoms of Lymphoma

Can anyone else get Lymphoma?
Contagion of cancer: generally not; see details in contagion of cancer.

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