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About Lymphoma

There are more than 80 different subtypes of lymphoma and combined, they are the 6th most common cancer across all age groups in Australia.

What is lymphoma?

Lymphoma is a type of cancer that affects your blood cells called lymphocytes. Lymphocytes are a type of white blood cell that support our immune system by fighting infection and disease. They mostly live in our lymphatic system with only very few found our blood.

Our lymphatic system is responsible for cleaning our blood of toxins and waste products and includes our lymph nodes, spleen, thymus, tonsils, appendix and a fluid called lymph. It is also where our disease fighting antibodies are made.

Lymphoma includes 4 subtypes of Hodgkin Lymphoma, more than 75 subtypes of Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma and Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL), with CLL being considered the same disease as Small Lymphocytic Lymphoma.

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