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Burkitt's lymphoma

[ bur-kits lim-foh-muh ]

noun

Pathology.
  1. a type of poorly differentiated malignant lymphoma, mainly afflicting children in central Africa, characterized by a large, bone-destroying lesion of the jaw, an abdominal mass, or more diffuse disease: believed to be associated with Epstein-Barr virus.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of Burkitt's lymphoma1

Named after Denis Parsons Burkitt (1911–93), Irish physician, who identified the malignancy in Uganda in 1957
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"Until now, the accumulation of 7-DHC was only associated to neurodevelopmental defects, now we show that it actually increases cellular fitness and could promote a more aggressive behaviour in cancers such as Burkitt's lymphoma and neuroblastoma," says Friedmann Angeli.

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Destiny Clark alleged that her son Ezra developed Burkitt’s lymphoma after he was exposed to Roundup which she sprayed on weeds at the family residence.

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He formed deep connections with fans — none more so than Damiyah Telemaque-Nelson, a 6-year-old District native who battled Burkitt’s Lymphoma.

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Going into my second round of inpatient chemotherapy for Stage 2 Burkitt’s lymphoma, I thought I knew what to expect.

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Over the past two years, Miller was diagnosed with Burkitt’s lymphoma, a form of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, and had to have lifesaving spinal surgery which caused her to become wheelchair-bound.

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