Nicole Siler Talks About Surviving Cancer Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma

"I Am Not My Cancer"

-Nicole Siler

Diagnosed at age 17 with NHL stage 4 now 20 years old. Nicole Siler, share's her story with Refocused Magazine

coming December 2014

Definition of non-Hodgkin lymphoma: Any of a large group of cancers of lymphocytes (white blood cells). Non-Hodgkin lymphomas can occur at any age and are often marked by lymph nodes that are larger than normal, fever, and weight loss. There are many different types of non-Hodgkin lymphoma. These types can be divided into aggressive (fast-growing) and indolent (slow-growing) types, and they can be formed from either B-cells or T-cells. B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphomas include Burkitt lymphoma, chronic lymphocytic leukemia/small lymphocytic lymphoma (CLL/SLL), diffuse large B-cell lymphoma, follicular lymphoma, immunoblastic large cell lymphoma, precursor B-lymphoblastic lymphoma, and mantle cell lymphoma. T-cell non-Hodgkin lymphomas include mycosis fungoides, anaplastic large cell lymphoma, and precursor T-lymphoblastic lymphoma. Lymphomas that occur after bone marrow or stem cell transplantation are usually B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphomas. Prognosis and treatment depend on the stage and type of disease. Also called NHL. 

Estimated new cases and deaths from non-Hodgkin lymphoma in the United States in 2014:

• New cases: 70,800
• Deaths: 18,990
• Reference from National Cancer Institute at the National Institute of Health