Which is TRUE about Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL)?
a. NHL is the 15th most common cancer in the US.
b. The incidence rate for NHL has almost tripled since the 1970s.
c. NHL is more common that Hodgkin's lym-phoma.
d. NHL has the Reed-Sternberg cell present.
C
Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL) is more common than Hodgkin's disease and is the fifth most-common cancer in the United States. The incidence rate for NHL has almost doubled since the 1970s.
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