ALB and Hodgkins lymphoma: The most notable increase in test use among patients with Hodgkin lymphoma was seen for platelet count (part of full blood count) and albumin concentration (part of liver function tests), the proportion of patients with Hodgkin lymphoma having these tests gradually increasing from <10% at 10–12 months pre-diagnosis to 56.3% (472/839) and 43.0% (361/839) in the 3 months immediately preceding diagnosis, respectively, while remaining stable at <10% in controls (Figure 1).