Hodgkin

Introduction: Hodgkin

Description of Hodgkin

Hodgkin (medical condition): A form of cancer that affects the lymphatic system.

See also:

Hodgkin's Disease:
  »Introduction: Hodgkin's Disease
  »Symptoms of Hodgkin's Disease
  »Tests for Hodgkin's Disease
  »Treatments for Hodgkin's Disease

Hodgkin: Thomas, British physician, 1798-1866.Hodgkin disease, Hodgkin-Key murmur, non-Hodgkin lymphoma
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Hodgkin as a Disease

Hodgkin: Another name for Hodgkin's Disease (or close medical condition association).
  »Introduction: Hodgkin's Disease
  »Symptoms of Hodgkin's Disease
  »Treatments for Hodgkin's Disease

Hodgkin: Related Diseases

Hodgkin: Hodgkin is listed as a type of (or associated with) the following medical conditions in our database:

• Cancer
• Immunoproliferative diseases
• Immune disorders

Symptoms of Hodgkin (Hodgkin's Disease)

Some of the symptoms of Hodgkin incude:

• Painless swollen lymph nodes - in one or more places:
  • Neck lymph node swelling
  • Underarm lymph node swelling
  • Groin lymph node swelling
• No pain - the swellings are usually painless

See full list of 54 symptoms of Hodgkin (Hodgkin's Disease)

Treatments for Hodgkin (Hodgkin's Disease)

Treatments for Hodgkin (Hodgkin's Disease) include:

• Radiation therapy
  • External radiation - usually the type of radiation used
  • Internal radiation
• Chemotherapy
• Surgery - note that typical tumor removal surgery is not possible with lymphomas because the "tumor" is not solid, but is dispersed widely through the body. However, some types of "surgery" such as bone marrow transplants are being investigated.

See full list of 5 treatments for Hodgkin

Treatment of Hodgkin: For more treatment information about Hodgkin, see treatment of Hodgkin's Disease (Hodgkin)

Hodgkin: Article Excerpts about Hodgkin's Disease

Hodgkin's disease is one of a group of cancers called lymphomas . Lymphoma is a general term for cancers that develop in the lymphatic system . Hodgkin's disease, an uncommon lymphoma, accounts for less than 1 percent of all cases of cancer in this country. Other cancers of the lymphatic system are called non-Hodgkin's lymphomas. (Source: excerpt from What You Need To Know About Hodgkin's Disease: NCI)

Hodgkin: Related Disease Topics

These medical disease topics may be related to Hodgkin:

• Hodgkin's Lymphoma
• Non Hodgkin's lymphoma
• human immunodeficiency virus infection
• multiple myeloma
• nasopharyngeal cancer
• mirror cells
• chemotherapy
• radiation therapy

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