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Anatomy and Physiology
Donna Loshbough
Reeva Aggarwal
January 23, 2014
Hodgkin Disease
What is Hodgkin Disease? It is a type of lymphoma, lymphoma being a type of cancer originating in the lymphatic system. It is a cancer of the bone marrow and blood, and is one of the most curable cancers known to man. One of the first signs of Hodgkin disease is an enlarged lymph node, which may then spread. However, this type of cancer is highly treatable; the types of treatment include radiation and/or chemotherapy.
There are two types of Hodgkin disease: classical and nodular lymphocyte predominate. The classical type is further broken down into the four following categories: Nodular sclerosing Hodgkin lymphoma, Mixed cellularity Hodgkin lymphoma, Lymphocyte depletion Hodgkin lymphoma, and Lymphocyte-rich classical Hodgkin lymphoma. Signs of adult Hodgkin lymphoma include: Painless, swollen lymph nodes in the neck, underarm, or groin, fever for no known reason, drenching night sweats, weight loss for no known reason, itchy skin, and feeling very tired.
Certain factors affect prognosis (chance of recovery) and treatment options. The prognosis (chance of recovery) and treatment options depend on the following: the patient 's signs and symptoms, the stage of the cancer, the type of Hodgkin lymphoma, blood test results, the patient 's age, gender, and general health, and whether the cancer is recurrent or progressive.
Age, gender, and Epstein-Barr infection can affect the risk of adult Hodgkin lymphoma. Anything that increases your risk of getting a disease is called a risk factor. Having a risk factor does not mean that you will get cancer; not having risk factors doesn 't mean that you will not get cancer. Talk with your doctor if you think you may be at risk. Risk factors for adult Hodgkin lymphoma include the following: being in young or late adulthood, being male, being infected with the Epstein-Barr virus, having a first-degree relative (parent, brother,
Donna Loshbough
Reeva Aggarwal
January 23, 2014
Hodgkin Disease
What is Hodgkin Disease? It is a type of lymphoma, lymphoma being a type of cancer originating in the lymphatic system. It is a cancer of the bone marrow and blood, and is one of the most curable cancers known to man. One of the first signs of Hodgkin disease is an enlarged lymph node, which may then spread. However, this type of cancer is highly treatable; the types of treatment include radiation and/or chemotherapy.
There are two types of Hodgkin disease: classical and nodular lymphocyte predominate. The classical type is further broken down into the four following categories: Nodular sclerosing Hodgkin lymphoma, Mixed cellularity Hodgkin lymphoma, Lymphocyte depletion Hodgkin lymphoma, and Lymphocyte-rich classical Hodgkin lymphoma. Signs of adult Hodgkin lymphoma include: Painless, swollen lymph nodes in the neck, underarm, or groin, fever for no known reason, drenching night sweats, weight loss for no known reason, itchy skin, and feeling very tired.
Certain factors affect prognosis (chance of recovery) and treatment options. The prognosis (chance of recovery) and treatment options depend on the following: the patient 's signs and symptoms, the stage of the cancer, the type of Hodgkin lymphoma, blood test results, the patient 's age, gender, and general health, and whether the cancer is recurrent or progressive.
Age, gender, and Epstein-Barr infection can affect the risk of adult Hodgkin lymphoma. Anything that increases your risk of getting a disease is called a risk factor. Having a risk factor does not mean that you will get cancer; not having risk factors doesn 't mean that you will not get cancer. Talk with your doctor if you think you may be at risk. Risk factors for adult Hodgkin lymphoma include the following: being in young or late adulthood, being male, being infected with the Epstein-Barr virus, having a first-degree relative (parent, brother,
References: Hodgkin Disease: MedlinePlus. (n.d.). U.S National Library of Medicine. Retrieved January 21, 2014, from http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/hodgkindisease.html news. (n.d.). The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society®. Retrieved January 22, 2014, from http://www.lls.org/#/diseaseinformation/lymphoma/hodgkinlymphoma