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CANCER
FACTS - Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma
| Signs
and Symptoms |
Enlarged
lymph nodes, itching, fever, night sweats, anemia, and weight loss.
Fever can come and go in periods of several days or weeks. |
| Risk
Factors |
Risk
factors are largely unknown but, in part, involve reduced immune
function and exposure to certain infectious agents. Persons with
organ transplants are at higher risk due to altered immune function.
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and human T-cell leukemia/lymphoma
virus-I (HTLV-1) are associated with increased risk of non-Hodgkin's
lymphoma. Burkitt's lymphoma in Africa is partly caused by the Epstein-Barr
virus. Other possible risk factors include occupational exposures
to herbicides and perhaps other chemicals. |
Source:
Cancer Facts & Figures 1998 - American Cancer Society
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