Lymph

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,…

age and those over the age of 55. Lymphoma is a term defined as a type of cancer that develops in the lymphatic system which is part of our immune system. Hodgkins Lymphoma starts off by first developing in the white blood cells, developing in the lymph nodes and then spreading to any organ which includes the skin and bone marrow. To better understand Hodgkins Lymphoma we will take an in depth look as to how this disease is categorized, the different treatments currently available with how they…

The World Health Organization (2016) has defined cancer as a term used to describe a large group of diseases which may affect any body parts including the brain, lung, bone, lymph node, and liver. By nature, our body controls the creation, growth, and death of cells. Cancer begins when cells do not die in a normal state (Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation, Inc. , 2016) and when the abnormal cells are created rapidly and divide in an uncontrolled way. These excess cells then grow and form a…

Treatments/Managing for Colorectal cancer If you have colorectal tumor, your social insurance group will make a treatment arrange only for you. It will be founded on your necessities and may incorporate a blend of various medications. At the point when choosing which medicines to offer for colorectal malignancy, your social insurance group will consider: The area of the tumor or where the disease has returned (repeated) The stage of the cancer. Your general health. Your personal…

Skin is the body’s largest organ; it’s all over us and yet we fail to appreciate the many tasks it must do to keep us safe and disease-free. But our skin is more special and more complex than one thinks. Made up of the epidermis and dermis, our skin can resist and repair cuts and burns and many other traumas. Our skin, however, is not invincible and can sometimes fall susceptible to many different diseases and cancers, like melanoma. Melanoma Per Adam Riker, one of the authors of The…

tumor. After all this is completed it is necessary to assess lymph node involvement. To do this a lymph biopsy is needed to determine if the cancer has spread and to how many lymph nodes. The type of biopsy that is sometimes used is called a sentienal biopsy. The way this works is by injecting a dye in the area from where the cancer was removed. Then the dye is observed to see which lymph channels it has traveled through. Once the lymph nodes have been identified, they are removed and tested to…

swelling that generally occurs in one of your arms or legs. Sometimes both arms or both legs swell. Lymphedema is most commonly caused by the removal of or damage to your lymph nodes as a part of cancer treatment. It results from a blockage in your lymphatic system”(Mayo Clinic Research) The word Lymphedema is broken down into two words, Lymph that is the colorless fluid in your body. Edema, which means swelling. Lymphedema occurs when fluids build up in the soft tissues of the body. There are…

making this disease fatal. Streptococcus is a type of bacterium which causes the disease. Strangles got its name because historically, affected horses were sometimes suffocated from inflamed lymph nodes in their upper airway and trachea.When a horse gets this disease the bacteria cells attach to the tonsil and lymph nodes and then release enzymes and toxins that damage cells nearby and cause inflammation. Strangles is transmitted by direct contact with an infected horse or sub-clinical…

infections, causing said patient to become very sick. The cancer also can spread to other parts of the body including the lungs, liver, or bone marrow. In order to diagnose Hodgkin’s Lymphoma, your doctor may perform a physical exam, checking for swollen lymph nodes, a swollen spleen, or a swollen liver. Another way to diagnose Hodgkin’s Lymphoma is by either a blood or imaging test. In a blood test a small sample of blood is analysed to see if anything in the patient’s blood indicated cancer.…

system where immature nerve cells spontaneously divide uncontrollably. Normally, this type of cancer starts in the adrenal glands, but can also begin in the abdomen, chest, or tissue surrounding the spine. Neuroblastoma commonly spreads to surrounding lymph…