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Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma is a kind of cancer that affects the lymphocytes (white blood cells). The absence of the Reed-Sternberg cell distinguishes this from Hodgkin’s lymphoma. Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma is curable.

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Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma
medindia 6452 Posts Other Names: Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma, NHL and 'Lymphoma'.A lymphoma is a cancer that affects the lymph tissues found in the lymph nodes, spleen, thymus, adenoids and tonsils, stomach and the intestinal tract.Lymphomas are primarily categorized into two main types -Hodgkins Lymphoma...Read More
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GoOrganic

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Frequent use of phenoxyacetic acid herbicides, in particular, 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid, has been associated with 2- to 8-fold increases of NHL in studies conducted in Sweden, Kansas, Nebraska, Canada, and elsewhere.

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I was not aware that the NHL can arise in the brain. I thought that the brain area was a priviledged site, an area that is in no contact with our immune system [blood and lymphatics]. Please explain further.

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