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Burkitt Lymphoma

Burkitt Lymphoma

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Burkitt Lymphoma: Understanding the Symptoms, Causes, Diagnosis, Treatment, and Living with the Disease Introduction Burkitt Lymphoma is an aggressive form of non-Hodgkin lymphoma that originates from B cells, a type of white blood cell. It was first described in 1958 by Dr. Denis Burkitt, a surgeon who worked in equatorial Africa, where the disease was…