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Non Hodgkin Lymphoma Research Paper

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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

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