Lymphoma

Lymphoma is a cancer of which affects the lymph or lymphatic system of the body. The lymphatic system is an extensive network of vessels and glands that return excess fluid in body tissue to the circulatory system and works with the immune system. (Story, 2015) According to the CDC (2013), 72,955 people in the United States were diagnosed with lymphoma and 21,203 people dies from it. Both White men and women have the highest rates of getting lymphoma compared to their Hispanic and Black counter…

Lymphoma and Leukemia Cancer can take away all of my physical abilities--- although, it can’t touch my mind, my heart, nor my soul. Cancer is a deadly disease that not only affects health, but also mental stability. Cancer is one of the most dangerous and common fatal disease out there. When people think about cancer the think the worst of what could possibly happen with that particular person. I cannot stress the importance of Lymphatic system cancers such as Lymphoma and Leukemia.…

of any foreign invaders, provide a reservoir of oxygen (rich blood) and to dispose of worn out erythrocytes. They also remove old and damaged blood cells. It acts as storage for the red blood cells to be used when needed. Hodgkin Lymphoma What is it? Hodgkin Lymphoma is a blood cancer which starts in the lymphatic system. It occurs when the body is incapable of fighting off pathogens e.g. bacteria, viruses and waste due to no immune defence. The…

Relapsed/Refractory Follicular Lymphoma Response Evaluation By Liji Thomas, MD Relapsed or refractory follicular lymphoma (FL) is a condition that requires a careful selection of treatment options. It often occurs in older people, who may have significant comorbidities, or who may have more advanced grades or stages of the cancer. Various treatment schedules are thus used in relapsed or refractory lymphoma, which must be evaluated for evidence and amplitude of response. This may begin with…

Non-Hodgkin lymphoma is the fifth most common disease in the United States and worldwide infecting about 13,400 people. That’s about 37 cases every day. Raising awareness could help inform people of the risks of non-Hodgkin lymphoma by decreasing the amount of serum interleukin in your body, staying away from certain chemicals in your job or even at your own home, and decreasing the amount of people diagnosed or even killed. Non-Hodgkin lymphoma patients with high levels of serum interleukin…

Peripheral T-Cell Lymphoma (PTCL) BACKGROUND 1.a Defining Peripheral T-Cell Lymphomas (PTCL) Peripheral or mature T-cell lymphomas are subset of aggressive non-Hodgkin lymphomas (NHL) that comprise approximately 10-15% of all newly diagnosed cases of NHL in the United State. According to the 2008 World Health Organization (WHO) Classification schema, there are 18 subtypes of mature T- and natural killer (NK) cell neoplasms (Swerdlow 2008). Various subtypes of T- and NK-cell lymphomas are known…

Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma (NHL) is a type of cancer that originates in the lymphatic system, the system in the body that is responsible for fighting disease, and is known to be the 6th most common cause of cancer death.1 There are many different types of lymphoma and is classified based on multiple factors such as the pathophysiology of the disease, how the disease metastasizes to other organs and its response to treatment. The two main types of lymphoma are NHL and Hodgkin’s Lymphoma. Hodgkin’s…

Lymphoma is a type of cancer in the blood the presents itself the lymph system. With lymphoma, white blood cells become malignant and start to multiply and spread abnormally. There are two major types of lymphoma. The first is Hodgkin’s lymphoma and the other is non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. There are few ways to treat lymphoma, and with these treatments, sometimes cure it. Hodgkin’s lymphoma is cancer of the lymphatic system, more commonly known as the immune system. When the cells in the lymphatic…

Lymphoma is a type of cancer developed from lymphocytes in the blood (lls.org). There are two major types, Hodgkin and non-Hodgkin (lls.org). Hodgkin lymphoma differentiates from non-Hodgkin because it specifically develops in the Hodgkin tissues in the lymphatic system (lls.org). The classic symptom of Lymphoma, enlarged lymph nodes or tumors of the lymph nodes, was first observed in the 17th century by an Italian biologist named Marcell Malpighi. (Lakhtakia & Burney, 2015). Very little…

Hodgkin’s Lymphoma Michelle Kral Hodgkin’s Lymphoma is my topic of choice. Throughout this paper you’ll read all about Hodgkin’s Lymphoma; how it came to be? Does it leave, stay, or come back once gone? Etc. To start off, the symptoms of Hodgkin’s Lymphoma are heavy breathing, night sweats,…