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How many types of non-Hodgkin lymphoma exist?
My friend is 20 year old, and he has non-Hodgkin lymphoma. How many types of non-Hodgkin lymphoma exist?
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There are about 30 subtypes of non-Hodgkin lymphomas, broken down into 2 major categories: B-cell lymphomas and T-cell lymphomas, with the vast majority of these cancers falling into the realm of B-cell malignancies. Non-Hodgkin lymphomas present with a myriad of clinical risks to afflicted patients, ranging from fast growing and highly lethal diseases to slower growing and more indolent cancers that are less aggressive.