Q&A: What is lymphoma?
My sister recently noticed significantly enlarged lymph nodes in her neck. Her primary care physician said he thought she had lymphoma. What is lymphoma and what is her prognosis? Is it hereditary?
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Hemic and Lymphatic Diseases: News and Research on Hodgkin Disease
MeSH tree: C15.604.515.569.355
Pediatric multicenter study shows targeted therapy for high-risk Hodgkin lymphoma reduces relapse
A targeted therapy for children with high-risk Hodgkin lymphoma (HL) was shown to significantly reduce relapse rates when tested in a large multicenter clinical trial conducted by the Children's Oncology Group (COG) and led ...
Nov 3, 2022
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Novel inherited variants may raise risk for Hodgkin lymphoma
Novel coding and noncoding gene variants have been identified that may increase the risk for developing Hodgkin lymphoma (HL), according to a study published online Aug. 20 in Blood.
Sep 30, 2022
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Family ties: Inherited genetic variants increase risk of Hodgkin lymphoma
"Why did my child get cancer?"
Sep 8, 2022
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Mental illness elevated among Hodgkin lymphoma patients
Patients with Hodgkin lymphoma (HL) are more likely to suffer from mental-health and substance-abuse disorders than the general population. Calling for more attention to mental health, a study published August 2 in Cancer ...
Aug 15, 2022
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People with early-stage Hodgkin lymphoma face a higher risk of dying from cardiovascular disease than from cancer
Treatment advances have improved the survival of individuals with Hodgkin lymphoma (HL)—a type of cancer that affects the lymphatic system—but therapies can increase patients' risk of developing heart problems. A recent study ...
Jul 25, 2022
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