Hodgkins Lymphoma

This is the less common form of lymphoma. There are about 5 types of Hodgkins Lymphoma. The difference between the 2 is that Hodgkins Lymphoma seems to spread from one lymph node to the next in a more systematic fashion whereas non-Hodgkins Lymphoma which can skip an area and move to other parts of the body.

There are several factors that can predispose people to getting non-Hodkins lymphoma, they are :

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