The annual incidence of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma in the United States increased until about 1995 but then subsequently declined, coinciding with the decline in rates of HIV disease.

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The incidence of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma increased with the rise of HIV/AIDS in the 1980s and early 1990s, as it is an AIDS-defining illness. With the advent of effective antiretroviral therapy in the mid-1990s, HIV rates declined, leading to a decrease in non-Hodgkin's lymphoma cases.

The Annual Incidence of Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma in the United States