How is Hodgkin's Lymphoma and the Non-Hodgkin's Lymphomas Different?

Lymphomias are classified by the types of cells involved.Non-Hodgkin's lymphomias are marked by mutations of B Cells or T Cells. Hodgkin's Lymphomia is marked by the presents of a special type of cell, called a Reed-Sternberg cell. Buy there are many other differences between Hodgkin's and Non-Hodgkin's lymphomia: they involve, amoung other things,  the treatment options, survival rate, incidence, and symptoms.

                                              AGE
     Hodgkin's Lymphomia typically occurs in younger patients, age 15 to 24 and older patients over 60.
Non-Hodgkins Lymphomia is rare in young patients. Most diagnoses are made in patients over 60 years old.

                                         Incidence
     Hodgkin's Lymphoma accounts for less than 1% of all Cancer concerns diagnosed in the U.S. per year. This represents about 15% of all Lymphomias.
     Non-Hodgkin's Lymphomia accounts for about 4% of all Cancers diagnosed in the U.S. per year. This represents around 85% of all Lymphomias.