Lymphoma

Introduction: Lymphoma

Lymphoma: Cancer involving lymph nodes and the immune system. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Lymphoma is available below.

Symptoms of Lymphoma

• Swollen lymph nodes - painless
  • Swollen armpit lymph nodes
  • Swollen groin lymph nodes
  • Swollen neck lymph nodes
• Flu-like symptoms

See full list of 17 symptoms of Lymphoma

Medical Textbooks Online about Lymphoma

Book excerpts: Copyright © 2007 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.

Wrongly Diagnosed with Lymphoma?

• Misdiagnosis of Lymphoma
• Underlying causes of Lymphoma (possibly wrongly diagnosed)

Causes of Lymphoma

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More information about causes of Lymphoma:

• Medications, drugs, or substances causing Lymphoma (2 listings)
• Lymphoma as a complication caused by other conditions
• Lymphoma as a symptom

Videos for Lymphoma

Patient Surveys for Lymphoma

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Prognosis for Lymphoma

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Reseach about Lymphoma

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Clinical Trials for Lymphoma

The US based website ClinicalTrials.gov lists information on both federally and privately supported clinical trials using human volunteers.

Some of the clinical trials listed on ClinicalTrials.gov for Lymphoma include:

• CC-5013 in Treating Patients With Cancer That Has Not Responded to Previous Therapy - This study is no longer recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - lenalidomide
• Chemotherapy Plus Bone Marrow Transplantation in Treating Patients With Refractory Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma, Hodgkin's Disease, or Multiple Myeloma - This study is no longer recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - carmustine,cyclophosphamide,cytarabine,etoposide,filgrastim,hydrocortisone,leucovorin calcium,methotrexate,perfosfamide,sargramostim
• Bryostatin-1 in Treating Patients With Recurrent Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma - This study has been completed (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - bryostatin 1
• Bryostatin 1 in Treating Patients With Relapsed Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma or Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia - This study has been completed (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - bryostatin 1,bryostatin 1/vincristine,vincristine
• Monoclonal Antibody Therapy in Treating Patients With Recurrent Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia or Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma - This study is no longer recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - B43-genistein immunoconjugate

See full list of 1655 Clinical Trials for Lymphoma

Statistics for Lymphoma

• Medical statistics for Lymphoma
• Prevalence and incidence statistics for Lymphoma
• Death and Mortality statistics for Lymphoma
• Society statistics for Lymphoma

Types of Lymphoma

• Hodgkin's Lymphoma
• Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma

Read more about Types of Lymphoma

Medical Guidebooks and Ebooks for Lymphoma

• Icon Health Sourcebook for Lymphoma

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User Interactive Forums

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Article Excerpts about Lymphoma

Wiki article about Lymphoma

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Definitions of Lymphoma:

A neoplasm of lymph tissue that is usually malignant; one of the four major types of cancer - (Source - WordNet 2.1)

Lymphoma is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). This means that Lymphoma, or a subtype of Lymphoma, affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)