Causes of Lymphoma : Reducing Your Risk

Lymphoma is a form of cancer that affects the immune system - specifically, it is a cancer of immune cells called lymphocytes, a type of white blood cell.

Lymphoma can occur at any age but is the most common cancer in young people. It is often very treatable, and most people live for a long time after being diagnosed.

Lymphatic

4 causes

Protective Factors	Studies
Minor Protective Factor Friendships Selfcare	1 study Associations of social networks with cancer mortality: A meta-analysis Study in 2011 -1% with Moderate evidence

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Risk Factors	Studies
Risk Factor Passive Smoking Contaminant	1 study Risk of childhood cancer and adult lung cancer after childhood expo... Study in 2000 +108% with High evidence in 6 years 657,341 subjects
Risk Factor Delayed Parenthood Selfcare	1 study Lauren R. Teras, Mia M. Gaudet, Jennifer L. Blase and Susan M. Gaps... Study in 2015 +63% with High evidence in 17 years 138,003 subjects
Minor Risk Factor Fertility Treatments Selfcare	1 study Fertility treatment and childhood cancer risk: a systematic meta-an... Study in 2013 +59% with Moderate evidence
Minor Risk Factor Obesity Musculoskeletal system	1 study Body mass index and risk of non-Hodgkin’s and Hodgkin’s lymphoma: A... Study in 2011 +41% with Moderate evidence

Non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) is a group of blood cancers that includes all types of lymphoma except Hodgkin's lymphomas. Symptoms include enlarg...

2 causes found in 4 health studies

Lymphoma

There are 1 factors preventing Lymphoma, including:

Minor Protective Factor Friendships
Selfcare

1 study

There are 4 factors increasing Lymphoma, including:

Risk Factor Passive Smoking
Contaminant

1 study

Risk Factor Delayed Parenthood
Selfcare

1 study

Minor Risk Factor Fertility Treatments
Selfcare

1 study

Minor Risk Factor Obesity
Musculoskeletal system

1 study

Related to Lymphoma

Non-Hodgkin lymphoma
Lymphatic

Risk Factors

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There are 1 factors preventing Lymphoma, including:

Minor Protective Factor FriendshipsSelfcare

There are 4 factors increasing Lymphoma, including:

Risk Factor Passive SmokingContaminant

Risk Factor Delayed ParenthoodSelfcare

Minor Risk Factor Fertility TreatmentsSelfcare

Minor Risk Factor ObesityMusculoskeletal system

Related to Lymphoma

Non-Hodgkin lymphomaLymphatic

Minor Protective Factor Friendships
Selfcare

Risk Factor Passive Smoking
Contaminant

Risk Factor Delayed Parenthood
Selfcare

Minor Risk Factor Fertility Treatments
Selfcare

Minor Risk Factor Obesity
Musculoskeletal system

Non-Hodgkin lymphoma
Lymphatic