Lymphoma

Lymphoma: Introduction

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
• more symptoms...»

See full list of 17 symptoms of Lymphoma

Home Diagnostic Testing

Home medical testing related to Lymphoma:

• Colon & Rectal Cancer: Home Testing
  • Home Colorectal Cancer Tests
  • Home Fecal Occult Bleeding Tests
• Cancer-Related Home Testing:
  • Home Prostate Testing
  • Home Prostate PSA Antigen Tests
  • Home Colorectal Cancer Testing
  • Home Fecal Occult Bleeding Testing
  • Home Breast Cancer Testing
  • Home Breast Lump Detection Kits
• more tests...»

Medical Textbooks Online about Lymphoma

Book excerpts: Copyright © 2008 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.

Wrongly Diagnosed with Lymphoma?

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

Lymphoma: Medical Mistakes

• Cancer Health Mistakes:
  • Cancer (All) -- Health Mistakes
  • Breast Cancer -- Health Mistakes
  • Colorectal Cancer -- Health Mistakes
• more mistakes...»

Lymphoma: Marketplace Products, Discounts & Offers

Products, offers and promotion categories available for Lymphoma:

• Cancer
• more product offers...»

Lymphoma: Undiagnosed Conditions

Commonly undiagnosed diseases in related medical categories:

• Women's Reproductive Health: diseases that are commonly undiagnosed:
  • Overactive Bladder Syndrome -- Undiagnosed
  • PCOS -- Undiagnosed
  • Chlamydia -- Undiagnosed
  • Pelvic Inflammatory Disease -- Undiagnosed
  • Cervical Cancer -- Undiagnosed
  • Breast Cancer -- Undiagnosed
  • Ovarian Cancer -- Undiagnosed
  • Von Willebrand Disease -- Undiagnosed
  • more ...»
• more undiagnosed conditions...»

Misdiagnosis and Lymphoma

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Lymphoma: Research Doctors & Specialists

Research related physicians and medical specialists:

• Cancer Specialists:
  • Oncology (Cancer specialists)
  • Radiation Oncology
  • Pediatric Hematology / Oncology (Child Cancer/Leukemia)
  • Radiation Oncology (Diagnostic/X-rays)
  • Gynecological Oncology
  • Hematology (Blood/Leukemia Specialists)
  • Colon & Rectal Surgery
• more specialists...»

Other doctor, physician and specialist research services:

• Rate Your Doctor Online
• Research Your Doctor Online
• Review Patient Surveys About Your Doctor
• Research local specialists including ratings, affiliations, and sanctions.

Hospitals & Clinics: Lymphoma

Research quality ratings and patient safety measures for medical facilities in specialties related to Lymphoma:

• Cancer (Oncology) -- Hospital Quality Ratings
• more hospital ratings...»

Hospital & Clinic quality ratings » »

Choosing the Best Hospital: More general information, not necessarily in relation to Lymphoma, on hospital performance and surgical care quality:

• 50 Best Hospitals Report
• Outstanding Patient Experinece Award Winning Hospitals
• Women's Health Best Hospitals
• Patient Safety
• Hospital Quality and Clinical Excellence Study (2009)

Lymphoma: Rare Types

Rare types of diseases and disorders in related medical categories:

• Women's Reproductive Health -- rare types of diseases:
  • Overactive Bladder Syndrome -- Rare Types
  • PCOS -- Rare Types
  • Chlamydia -- Rare Types
  • Pelvic Inflammatory Disease -- Rare Types
  • Cervical Cancer -- Rare Types
  • Breast Cancer -- Rare Types
  • Ovarian Cancer -- Rare Types
  • Von Willebrand Disease -- Rare Types
  • more ...»
• more rare diseases...»

Causes of Lymphoma

Read more about causes of Lymphoma.

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

Latest Treatments for Lymphoma

• Doxorubicin
• Adriamycin
• Bleomycin
• Vinblastine
• Dacarbazine
• more treatments...»

See full list of 11 latest treatments for Lymphoma

News Archives for Lymphoma

Medical news articles related to Lymphoma include:

• Poverty Raises Mortality Risk With Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma
• Incidence of Mantle Cell Lymphoma on Rise
• Hodgkin Lymphoma Kids Face Greater Risk of Future Problems
• Radioimmunotherapy After Chemo Safe for Common Lymphoma
• Outcomes Improve for Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma Patients
• Immune-Based Lymphoma Treatment Shows Promise
• Wine May Guard Against Lymphoma Recurrence
• Statin Use Doesn't Inhibit Lymphoma Drug Therapy
• more health news...»

Source: HealthDay News

Videos for Lymphoma

Patient Surveys for Lymphoma

• Patient Profile Survey
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• Survey about the symptoms of your Lymphoma
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Prognosis for Lymphoma

More about prognosis of Lymphoma

Reseach about Lymphoma

Visit our research pages for current research about Lymphoma treatments.

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
• more trials...»

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

Lymphoma: Broader Related Topics

• Cancer
• Immunoproliferative diseases
• Blood cancer
• more types...»

Types of Lymphoma

Types of Lymphoma

• Hodgkin's Lymphoma
• Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma
• more types...»

Read more about Types of Lymphoma

Curable Types of Lymphoma

Possibly curable types of Lymphoma include:

• Follicular lymphoma
• Plasma cell myeloma
• Lymphoplasmacytic lymphoma
• MALT lymphoma
• more types...»

Rare Types of Lymphoma:

Rare types of Lymphoma include:

• Plasmacytoma
• Diffuse large B cell lymphoma
• Heavy chain diseases related lymphoma
• Mantle cell lymphoma
• Primary effusion lymphoma
• Splenic marginal zone lymphomacytic lymphoma
• MALT lymphoma
• more types...»

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User Interactive Forums

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• Tell us your medical story.
• Share your misdiagnosis story.
• What is the best treatment for this?
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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)