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American Cancer Society: "Types of Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma."
Cancercare.org: "Mantle Cell Lymphoma and New Treatments on the Horizon."
Leukemia & Lymphoma Society: "Get Information and Support," "Mantle Cell Lymphoma Facts."
Harvard Health Publications, Harvard Medical School: "Lymph Node Biopsy."
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