title: Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.
abstract: Essential facts Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL) is a cancer of the lymphatic system. According to Cancer Research UK, it is the sixth most common cancer in the UK, with 13,413 new cases diagnosed in 2013. There were 4,801 deaths from NHL in 2014. The disease has many subtypes, with two main broad categories: high-grade or aggressive and low-grade or indolent.
authors.forename: Lynne
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Pearce
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D005260:Female; D017408:Guidelines as Topic; D006801:Humans; D008228:Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000451:nursing*; D008297:Male; D012307:Risk Factors; D013222:State Medicine; D006113:United Kingdom