How Jane Fonda is Being Treated for Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma

On Friday, two-time Academy Award winner Jane Fonda announced on Instagram that she’s been diagnosed with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma.

The 84-year-old said she has already started chemotherapy treatments.

According to Fox News, non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma (NHL) is a type of cancer that begins in the immune system. 

The immune system is designed to fight infection, but sometimes cancer can attack its white blood cells, called lymphocytes, and trigger NHL.

The American Cancer Institute estimates that 763,401 Americans were living with this form of cancer in 2019. 

There are several subtypes of NHL, with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma and follicular lymphoma being the most common subtypes, says the Mayo Clinic.

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