Non Hodgkin Lymphoma Is Focus Of Cancer In Iowa Report

Non-Hodgkin lymphoma is one of the most rapidly increasing types of cancer diagnosed in the United States with new diagnoses having more than doubled since the 1970s. However, over the past 10 years, mortality rates have begun to decline, indicating that progress is being made in its treatment.According to the newly issued State Health Registry of Iowa “Cancer in Iowa: 2008″ report, non-Hodgkin lymphoma will cause an estimated 270 cancer deaths in Iowa in 2008, accounting for 4.

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Filed under: Lymphoma / Leukemia on April 8th, 2008