What is Lymphoma, small cleaved-cell, follicular?
• Lymphoma, small cleaved-cell, follicular: A slow-growing cancer of the lymph system consisting of small cells that can circulate readily in the blood. The cancer occurs in a follicular pattern. Despite it’s ability to spread, the cancer tends to be less aggressive than the large cell variety. Lymphoma, small cleaved-cell, follicular is listed as a “rare disease” by the Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). This means that Lymphoma, small cleaved-cell, follicular, or a subtype of Lymphoma, small cleaved-cell, follicular, affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
