Skin Cancer

Paediatrics Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma

Paediatrics Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma Risk Factors

Risk factors that may be associated with NHL include:

  • Epstein-Barr virus infection
  • Past cancer treatment with radiation therapy
  • Certain hereditary immune system conditions such as
    • Ataxia-telangiectasia
    • Nijmegen breakage syndrome
    • Constitutional mismatch repair deficiency
  • They are immunosuppressed or Immunocompromised due to medications taken post organ transplant or infected with Human Immunodeficiency Virus.