Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma Survival Rates

The prognosis of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma depends on several factors such as age, race, tumor size, presence of metastasis or not and lifestyle. According to the National Cancer Institute (NCI), the overall 5-year relative survival rate for 1999-2005 was 69.9%. Five-year relative survival rates by race and sex were:   

• 69.0% for white men;  
• 72.6% for white women;  
• 58.4% for black men;  
• 68.6% for black women. 

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