Lymphoma Lymphomas are one kind of malignant tumor and they often start in locations such as the lymph nodes. Lymphoma is the third fastest growing cancer in the world and affects people of all ages. Lymphoma is a common cancer that has specific symptoms and treatments. Lymphoma has two categories but the most common is known as Non Hodgkin’s Disease. There are about ten different types of non hodgkin’s lymphomas, some slower or faster growing than others. “One type of non hodgkin’s lymphoma is called Burkitt’s lymphoma. This type of non hodgkin’s lymphoma is most often found in young people between the ages of twelve and thirty” (Freedman 24). Non hodgkin’s lymphoma affects twenty out of every one hundred thousand people in the U.S. …show more content…
The first symptom of non hodgkin’s is often a painless swelling of a lymph node in the neck, the groin, or under the arm. “Some people suffering from hodgkin’s disease have more general symptoms such as feeling tired, itching, rash, and loss of appetite” (Freedman 23-24). Night sweats, fever, and weight loss could also be symptoms of lymphoma. One of the signs of hodgkin’s disease in children is a cough that occurs for no apparent reason or shortness of breath. “It may also cause swelling of the thymus in the chest, but since the thymus is larger in children than in adults, the swelling caused by lymphoma may have effects in children not seen in adults” (Freedman
The primary pathophysiological etiology for signs, symptoms and laboratory findings in 4 year-old John’s case study are secondary splenomegaly as a result of primary Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL). Because of its proximity to
The name often refers to just the cancerous ones rather than all such tumors. Symptoms may include enlarged lymph nodes, fever, drenching sweat, weight loss, itching, and feeling tired. The enlarged lymph nodes are usually painless. The sweats are most common at night.
The symptoms of Burkitt's depends on the type that the person has acquired. Endemic, which is the African form usually starts as tumors of the facial bones, commonly the jaw, it may affect the gastrointestinal tract, ovaries, and can spread to the Central Nervous System. It can cause nerve damage, paralysis, and weakness. Immunodeficiency and Sporadic, the type that is more often seen in other areas of the world but is more frequently seen in the Untied States. This type usually starts in the bowels and forms a mass in the abdomen, because of this bone marrow, the liver, and spleen are usually involved. These two forms can also start in the ovaries, testis, or other organs and will eventually spread to the brain and spinal cord fluid. Symptoms that are involved with all three variants consist of bowel problems, fatigue, loss of appetite, nausea, night sweats, unexplained fever, and weight loss.
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma is a type of lymphoma, which is universal term for tumors that develop in the lymphatic system. It is also called non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. Non-Hodgkin represents for about 90% of all lymphomas, and the remaining 10% are indicating to as Hodgkin lymphoma. Non-Hodgkin lymphomas have an extensive variety of histological appearances and clinical components, which can make diagnosis hard. Lymphomas are not uncommon, and most doctors, independent of their and expertise, will presumably have gone over a patient with
1. Sweating, high temperature, weight loss, fatigue, anemia, and itching all over the body are symptoms of Lymphoma.
An event that marked my transition to adulthood would probably be when my cousin died a couple months ago she was 17 and she had no Hodgkin's lymphoma. A type of cancer that is somewhat like leukemia. NonHodgkin's Lymphoma is a type of cancer that begins in the lymphatic system. In NonHodgkin’s lymphoma, tumors develop from white blood cells. Your body's lymphatic system is part of your immune system, which protects you against infection and disease. When she died it affected me greatly and I didn't understand why at first because I didn't really know her. I didn't even know her favorite color, she was my cousin I didn’t even get time to ask her what her favorite color was. She was the same age as me when she died, and that is when I begin
Non-Hodgkin Lymphomas (NHL) is a subset of lymphomas associated with cancerous growths within the cells of the immune system, lymphocytes. B-cells and T-cells, the major cells of our immune system are the lymphocytes that are most affected in NHL. Around 90% of NHL cases involve cancerous B-cells with the remaining 10% being T-cell lymphoma. The majority of the cases of T-cell lymphoma in the united states are classified as peripheral T-cell lymphomas (PTCLS). Identifying this lymphoma as peripheral refers not to a specific site within our body, but rather because PTCLs come from mature T-cells circulating throughout our body, peripheral to the thymus (Horwitz, 2007). The classification of PTCL can be applied to a number of different, rare
3. Although lymphomas can originate in any of the lymphoid tissues of the body, most originate in the lymph nodes, and most (80% to 85%) are of B-Cell origin. Hypothesize as to why B-cells are more commonly affected than T-cells.
Scientists have found a number of risk factors that may influence the probability of someone getting Hodgkin’s disease, but it is still not clear how these factors increase the risk (4). For example, some researchers think that infections with the Epstein-Barr virus may sometimes cause damage to the deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) in the B lymphocytes, which leads to the creation of Reed-Sternberg cells (4). DNA is the set of instructions sent to the genes that dictates cell functions. Some genes are responsible for controlling when cells grow, divide, and die (4). Genes that assist the cells ability to grow, divide, and stay alive are known as oncogenes (4). Genes that slow down cell division or cause cells to die at the proper
Cancers arising from the lymph nodes or other sites of lymphoid tissue are broadly termed lymphomas. This group of diseases is divided into Hodgkin’s disease and non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. In both conditions, there is a replacement of normal lymphatic tissue by collections of abnormal lymphoma cells.
Hospitals are not the best places; no one wants to stay, but one was my favorite place for six months. People think of hospitals as some place to sit and wait for bad news. Brunswick hospital is the hospital I visited every day. It had plain white walls, red seats to sit in while waiting, and had a great staff. I was in sixth grade living life as any normal eleven year old. Life was a breeze. Then on February twenty-sixth, my whole world changed. My mother found out she had stage three Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma. “Mom was going to die,” was the only thing running though my little scatter brain. She would not see my graduate or follow my dreams.
Four years ago my family came across a cancer that has made our lives a rollercoaster. My sister was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s Lymphoma, a cancer of the lymphatic system. She put in all she had to fight this monster of a disease, but unfortunately at age 46, she has lost the battle and is on comfort measures through a hospice. This being said, has made me want to know everything I can about Hodgkin’s Lymphoma and given this great opportunity to write a research paper on this disease, gives me the time to be educated on it.
Risk of Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma and Residential Exposure to Air Pollution in an Industrial Area in Northern Italy
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It is rarely found in children older than 10. This type of cancer accounts for about 7% of childhood cancers.