Editor's note:
In August Manassas City Council voted in favor of a proclamation declaring September Blood Cancer Awareness Month.
As a result, Patch will publish several articles this month with about blood cancer.
The facts were compiled and provided by Manassas resident Rich Zavadowski, a blood cancer survivor who was instrumental in getting local lawmakers to consider the proclamation.
1. The estimated new cases of Hodgkins and non-Hodgkins lymphoma in Virginia in 2013 is 1830
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2. The estimated number of deaths due to Hodgkin's and non-Hodgkin's lymphoma in Virginia in 2013 is about 500
3. The estimated number of new cases of leukemia in Virginia in 2013 is 990
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4. The estimated number of deaths due to leukemia in Virginia in 2013 is 580
Find more information about the blood cancers and blood cancer awareness campaigns at lymphoma.org
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