I'm with you, using the dash. sm

Posted By: R on 2006-05-26
In Reply to: QA says per AAMT style guide non Hodgkin lymphoma not non-Hodgkin. sm - Sarah

My company follows BOS very fanatically and we absolutely use non-Hodgkin....but I admit I don't own the current edition. However, in the first edition it is listed under "prefixes." They show non-Hodgkin-like lymphoma. ( I never use the "like" but that shouldn't matter in this case.)

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QA says per AAMT style guide non Hodgkin lymphoma not non-Hodgkin. sm - Sarah
- No idea about BOS, but Stedman's Oncology... - MT
- Yeah, what land are they living in? Copy the page indicated - sm - XXX
- I'm with you, using the dash. sm - R
  - On page 331 of the 2nd BOS it clearly has non-Hodgkin-like lymphoma. sm - Gfindley
    - Hi Gfindley SM - Suzanne
- RE - 2006
  - your QA dept is incorrect.... - Hodgkin = proper name - SM
    - According to AAMT BOS 2 sm - Gfindley
      - right - so you concur?....... - Hodgkin = proper name - SM
        I am in agreement with you. sm - Gfindley
        EXACTLY!!! & whonamedit dot com is great! - Hodgkin = proper name - NM
  - Please tell me where you found this in the style guide. sm - Sarah
    - the BOS is not our bible and many of us...nm - use far better references now found online

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