Non-Hodgkin lymphoma

Non-Hodgkin lymphoma: large group of cancers of lymphocytes or cluster of white blood cells .

It can occur at any age or any time of the life span of a man and it is marked by lymph nodes which are larger than normal,fever,and weight loss.

Many types of non-Hodgkins lymphoma exists,it mainly formed from either B-cells or T-cells.

B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphomas contain:

1. Burkitt lymphoma

2. Cronic lymphocytic leukemia/small lymphocytic lymphoma

3. Dffuse large B-cell lymphoma etc.

T-cell non-Hodgkin lymphomas contain:

1. Mycosis fungoides

2. Anaplastic large cell lymphoma

3. Precursor T-lymphoblastic lymphoma etc.

Non-Hodgkin lymphoma that occur in bone marrow or stem cells transplantation are usually B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma.

The treatment purely depends upon the stage and type of disease.