Hodgkin Lymphoma (HL) or Hodgkin disease is a type of lymphoma that is characterized by the presence of Reed-Sternberg cell. Thomas Hodgkin was the physician, who in 1832 identified the link between those cells and the disease.  The two major types of HL are classical Hodgkin lymphoma and nodular lymphocyte-predominant Hodgkin lymphoma.

It is estimated that for 2010 only, 930 new cases of HL will be diagnosed in Canada, with 510 men and 420 women; Hodgkin lymphoma ranks 23^rd in Canada in terms of cancer diagnoses. The relative 5-year survival rate for HL in Canada is estimated at 86%.

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