In 2020 itself, 600,000 people were affected by lymphoma worldwide, and among them, 280,000 lost their lives. That’s almost the same as the entire population of Barbados!
Lymphoma comes in two variants: Hodgkin’s and Non-Hodgkin’s. This scary younger cousin of blood cancer basically attacks the lymph nodes in our body and then spreads like the plague. Countries like North America, Northern Europe, Australia and New Zealand suffer worse as these countries make up for most cases.
What makes it intriguing to talk about Lymphoma is that having a first-degree relative lymphoma doubles the chances of a person suffering from Lymphoma. So, it is not just the people who are suffering but also those who are closely related to them. The more you think about it, the scarier it appears.
