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Non HodgkinsLymphoma Lymphomas Tumors of The Lymphoid Tissue 4% of all cancers Mostly ‘solid’ tumors … but may occasionally have an additional leukemic component ! Simplified schema of Hematopoetic Cancers Hematopoetic Stem Cell Myeloid Lymphoid Acute and chronic Myeloid ‘Leukemias’ Lymphomas Hodgkins (30%) Non Hodgkins (70%) WBC RBC Platelets B Cells T cells NHL: Incidence 56,000 cases /year. 25,000 deaths per year Incidence rose 1973- 1998 Better diagnosis, aging population and HIV 4% of all cancers 85% are B cell type and 15% are T cell type NHL: Etiol. Pathogene