According to Dr. Timothy Moynihan of the Mayo Clinic, both diseases are lymphomas, a type of cancer that originates in a subset of white blood cells called lymphocytes. The difference between Hodgkin's and non-Hodgkin's is in the specific lymphocytes involved.
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What are the Differences Between Hodgkin's Disease and Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma?
Submitted by Steve Ross on Thu, 08/10/2006 - 12:04am.
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What Is Lymphoma?
Submitted by Steve Ross on Sun, 08/06/2006 - 5:12pm.
According to the Lymphoma Information Network, lymphoma is a broad term encompassing a variety of cancers of the lymphatic system.
The two main groups of lymphoma in humans are Hodgkin's Disease (characterized by the growth of Reed-Sternberg cells in the cancer) and the Non-Hodgkin's Lymphomas. The LIN has developed a chart to illustrate the differences between them. Click here to see it.
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