Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma: increasing incidence
Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL) is one of the malignancies that is increasing at the fastest rate in the United States. The explanation for this increasing incidence is, unfortunately, unknown. Factors as wide in scope as infection and exposure to environmental agents are under scrutiny.
While the cause remains enigmatic, we patients are fortunate that there are now effective therapies for NHL. In my case, radioimmunotherapy has resulted in my presently having no evidence of disease 3 years after therapy.
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