作者: Henrik Hjalgrim , Ruth F. Jarrett
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-32482-7_1
关键词: Lymphatic system 、 Malignancy 、 Dermatology 、 Annual incidence 、 Disease 、 Epstein–Barr virus 、 Medical history 、 Hodgkin lymphoma 、 Medicine 、 Epidemiology
摘要: Hodgkin lymphoma (HL) is a lymphatic malignancy with an estimated annual incidence of 80,000 cases world-wide. Modern therapy promises 5-year survival rates exceeding 90% for patients early-stage disease. However, such treatment not universally accessible, and each year HL causes around 25,000 deaths globally.