Lymphoma
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Lymphoma is a cancer of a part of the immune system called the lymphatic system. There are many types of lymphoma. One type is called Hodgkin disease. The rest are called non-Hodgkin lymphoma.
Non-Hodgkin lymphomas begin when a type of white blood cell, called a T cell or B cell, becomes abnormal. The cell divides again and again, making more and more abnormal cells. These abnormal cells can spread to almost any other part of the body. Most of the time, doctors can't determine why a person gets non-Hodgkin lymphoma.
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma can cause many symptoms, such as
- Swollen, painless lymph nodes in the neck, armpits or groin
- Unexplained weight loss
- Fever
- Soaking night sweats
- Coughing, trouble breathing or chest pain
- Weakness and tiredness that don't go away
- Pain, swelling or a feeling of fullness in the abdomen
Your doctor will perform an exam and lab tests to determine if you have lymphoma.
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Lymphoma
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Sept is also leukemia & lymphoma awareness month, long a major focus for our researchers. Leuk: http://ow.ly/2s0tq Lymph: http://ow.ly/2s0tQ
Lymphoma
kidshealth.org — “Although cancers that originate in the body's lymphatic tissues are the third most common type of cancer in children, most recover from lymphoma.” View full resource at kidshealth.org
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Canine Lymphoma
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Childhood Lymphomas
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@akissa info on Childhood Lymphomas, 3rd most common cancer in childhood with greatly improved prognoses today. http://bit.ly/9NLy3
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Hodgkin Lymphoma
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Did you know that every year in the United States, 6,000 to 7,000 new cases of Hodgkin lymphoma are diagnosed? http://bit.ly/e1YLuA
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