Is lymphoma a common and fatal disease?

I am confused about how your doctor diagnosed you as having "lymphoma". Just by feeling the lymph node in your neck? read more

Hodgkin's lymphoma (Hodgkin's disease) — Learn more about the symptoms, risk factors and treatment of this condition that is more common with young adults. read more

Burkitt lymphoma is a form of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma in which cancer starts in immune cells called B-cells. Recognized as the fastest growing human tumor, Burkitt lymphoma is associated with impaired immunity and is rapidly fatal if left untreated. read more

Although non-Hodgkin lymphoma is very curable, like any cancer the disease can prove fatal if left untreated too long. Survivability therefore depends on the stage of the disease when treatment begins, and whether it has metastasized, or spread, to other parts of the body. read more