Lymphoma News

Women who have used hair dyes, even for decades, do not seem to have an elevated risk of multiple myeloma

More cases of blood cancers classified as non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL) seem to occur among people with diabetes than those without it.

People infected with hepatitis C virus have a higher risk of developing non-Hodgkin

Using antibiotics in childhood increases the risk of developing non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL), a cancer that affects the body's lymphatic system.

Heavy smoking doubles the risk of developing non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL), a cancer of the lymph nodes. Hepatitis C virus (HCV)-positive individuals who are heavy smokers have an approximately 4-fold elevated risk of developing NHL.

Certain rheumatoid arthritis drugs have been linked to an increased risk of lymphoma, a type of lymph node cancer. However, recent research suggests that these drugs do not cause lymphoma but that they are simply more likely to be given to patients destined to develop the cancer.