Hodgkin tumour

Introduction: Hodgkin tumour

Description of Hodgkin tumour

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

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Hodgkin's Disease:
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  »Symptoms of Hodgkin's Disease
  »Tests for Hodgkin's Disease
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Hodgkin tumour: Related Topics

These medical condition or symptom topics may be relevant to medical information for Hodgkin tumour:

• Hodgkin
• Hodgkin disease
• Tumour

Hodgkin tumour as a Disease

Hodgkin tumour: 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 tumour: Related Diseases

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

• Cancer
• Immunoproliferative diseases
• Immune disorders
• Lymphatic system tumors
• Lymphatic system conditions
• Immune system conditions
• Flu-like conditions
• Child health conditions
• Teen health conditions

Symptoms of Hodgkin tumour (Hodgkin's Disease)

Some of the symptoms of Hodgkin tumour 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 tumour (Hodgkin's Disease)

Treatments for Hodgkin tumour (Hodgkin's Disease)

Treatments for Hodgkin tumour (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 tumour

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

Hodgkin tumour: Article Excerpts about Hodgkin's Disease

Hodgkin's disease is one of a group of cancers called lymphomas . Lymphoma is a general... (Source: excerpt from What You Need To Know About Hodgkin's Disease: NCI)

Hodgkin tumour: Related Disease Topics

These medical disease topics may be related to Hodgkin tumour:

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

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