Here's to another one kicking Hodgkin's ass!

Not that I talk about the cancer stuff anymore, but every now and then it comes back.

I found out today that an old friend of mine just finished his Hodgkin's treatment. I haven't seen him in 2 years, but he is a great guy. One of my favorite boys in the 'burg :) It was really weird to hear about it. Weird considering "they" say Hodgkin's is rare. Maybe its just that Hodgkins is more common in younger folks, maybe its just that I am more aware of Hodgkins, but consider the following:

DOH! I have no idea why its all the way down there. Scroll WAY down.

Cancer type by diagnosis rate	People I personally know (outside of my cancer life)	Friends of Friends/Family	Total known
Prostate	1 - I think	0	1
Breast	1	1	2
Lung & bronchus	2 (both over 80)	0	2
Colon & rectum	0	1	1
Urinary bladder	0	0	0
Uterine	0	0	0
Melanoma of the skin	0	1	1
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	0	0	0
Kidney & renal pelvis	0	1	1
Thyroid	0	1	1
Oral cavity & pharynx	0	1	1
Ovarian	0	1	1
Leukemia	1	1	2
Pancreas	0	0	0
Hodgkin's Lymphoma	6	4	10

For such a "rare" cancer, so much less common and less heard about than things such as breast and skin cancer, why is it so lopsided?

I blame Oak Ridge and couch burning.