Lymphoma is a cancer of the lymphatic system. When lymphoma occurs, some of the cells in the lymphatic system grow abnormally and out of control. Because there is lymph tissue throughout the body, the cancer cells may spread to other organs, or even into the bone.1
Each year in Canada, more than 8,800 men and women are diagnosed with lymphoma and over 3,000 die from this disease.2
Chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) is the most common type of adult leukemia in the Western world. It can be described as both leukemia and lymphoma because it is a cancer of the blood (leukemia) and because it originates in the lymphatic system (lymphoma).3