Smoking, obesity and alcohol use associated with poorer survival of non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma patients

Published May 15, 2010

Smoking, obesity and alcohol use associated with poorer survival of non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma patients
A new study led by researchers from Mayo Clinic in collaboration with six other U.S. institutions has found that patients with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma who smoked, consumed alcohol or were obese before their cancer diagnosis had poorer overall survival, compared to patients who did not have these risk factors.