Boy who survived Burkitt's lymphoma

Damas Magesa, a 16-year old boy in Mwanza, Tanzania, was diagnosed with Burkitt's lymphoma, a cancer of the lymphatic system caused by the Epstein–Barr virus. He was treated successfully with chemotherapy at the Bugando Medical Center in Mwanza.

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Paul Jeffrey

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Africa Tanzania health disease tropical disease African Tanzanian child boy non-Hodgkin's lymphoma Burkitt's lymphoma cancer Epstein-Barr virus tumor medical care Bugando hospital clinic oncology survivor portrait

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