Lymphoma

Environmental conditions in early childhood have long-term effect on immunity

Published in Cancer Weekly, October 5th, 2004

Little is known about the causes of lymphoma. A case-control study conducted by Professor Nikolaus Becker and Dr. Alexandra Nieters, division of clinical epidemiology at the deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum (German Cancer Research Center, DKFZ), is looking closely at possible risk factors.

First results of this German lymphoma study suggest immunological factors associated with lifestyle and environment. Too few challenges for the immune system during early childhood may possibly promote not only allergies, but also leukemias and lymphomas.

Lymphomas are divided into two general types: Hodgkin disease and non-Hodgkin lymphomas. The latter are among...

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