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stage I childhood Hodgkin lymphoma (...HOJ-kin lim-FOH-muh)

 Stage I is divided into stages I and IE. In stage I, cancer is found in only one group of lymph nodes. In stage IE, cancer is found in only one group of lymph nodes and has spread to a nearby organ or tissue that is not part of the lymph system.

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