No. 20 in a series providing the latest information for patients, caregivers and healthcare professionals

Introduction

Waldenström macroglobulinemia (WM) is an uncommon blood cancer that is classified by the World Health Organization as a subtype of non-Hodgkin lymphoma. WM is also referred to as a "B-cell lymphoproliferative disease" and accounts for approximately 6 percent of all B-cell lymphoproliferative diseases (disorders where B lymphocytes become cancerous and reproduce abnormally). For additional information about non-Hodgkin lymphoma, please see the free Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) booklet Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma.

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