The term lymphoma refers to cancer that develops in the lymphatic system, which includes lymph nodes, thymus, spleen, adenoids, tonsils and bone marrow. The role of the lymphatic system is fighting the germs that cause infections and diseases. Most adolescents with lymphoma have Hodgkin’s disease (cancer of lymph tissue) or non-Hodgkin lymphoma (cancer of immune system cells that circulate in our bodies).
Hodgkin’s disease usually occurs in adolescents and young adults. May arise in lymph nodes in the neck, armpits, chest or other body sites. Lymph nodes were enlarged, but in general there is pain. Hodgkin’s disease is characterized by the presence of abnormal cells and large, called Reed-Sternberg cells are detected with a microscope after a biopsy (a procedure in which a doctor takes a small tissue sample for the presence of cells cancer). The chemotherapy and often radiation are used to treat Hodgkin’s disease.
The Hodgkin lymphoma is similar to leukemia (ALL) because both are characterized by the presence of malignant lymphocytes (white blood cells in the lymph nodes) and because they share many symptoms. Non-Hodgkin lymphoma treated with chemotherapy.
Most adolescents with Hodgkin’s disease or non-Hodgkin lymphoma and complete treatment achieved complete remission with no signs of the disease.
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