cancer
Hodgkin lymphoma
Hodgkin (HL) is a cancer where multinucleated Reed–Sternberg cells are present in the lymph nodes. As it affects a subgroup of white blood cells called lymphocytes, it is a lymphoma. The condition was named after the English physician Thomas Hodgkin, who first described it in 1832. Symptoms may include fever, night sweats, and weight loss. Often, non-painful enlarged lymph nodes occur in the neck, under the arm, or in the groin. People affected may feel tired or be itchy.
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Symptoms — what it feels like
- ·Fever, night sweats, weight loss, nonpainful enlarged lymph nodes
How it's found
- ·Lymph node
Treatment
- ·, therapy, stem-cell , immunotherapy
Outlook
- ·Five-year survival rate 89% (US)
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