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Surviving Lymphoma
In a perfect world, every case of cancer would respond to, and be cured by first-line therapy. Unfortunately, it is not often the case. This is...
Surviving Lymphoma
Patients treated with maintenance rituximab had three times longer progression-free survival. This is a summary of an article published in the...
Surviving Lymphoma
Since so many chemotherapy agents can affect a patient’s sex drive and fertility, thinking about these issues prior...
Mantle Cell
Mantle cell lymphoma (MCL) is just one of 50-60 known B-cell subtypes of...
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Symptoms
With any cancer, early detection is the best predictor of long-term survival, and lymphoma is no
Prognosis
Diffuse large B cell lymphoma prognosis is contingent upon
Lymphoma
The pathophysiology of lymphoma refers to the process or processes going on inside the body that
Treatment
It's very common for people recently diagnosed with a subtype of
Animals
Canine lymphoma, just like lymphoma in
Mantle Cell
Mantle cell lymphoma (MCL) is just one of 50-60 known
Symptoms
Lymphoma is a general term for cancer in the lymph system. The lymph system is made up of many
Symptoms
There are four stages of both Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma (NHL)
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Surviving Lymphoma
This article looks at the Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma survival rate as well as the Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma mortality rate ....
T-Cell
The term NK T cell lymphoma refers to one of two subtypes of lymphoma that affect the NK (Natural Killer)...
Animals
Canine lymphoma is a fairly common cancer in American dogs. The most commonly seen lymphoma in America is a type called Lymphosarcoma, although...
Chemotherapy
Prednisone is a glucocorticosteroid (a steroid) used in the treatment of many types of cancers. It functions as an anti-inflammatory medicine that...
B-Cell
Non-hodgkins Lymphoma
Large Cell Lymphoma (LCL) is typically an aggressive (fast growing) cancer of either the B cell or T cell type. They are one of the most common...
B-Cell
A B cell is a type of lymphocyte that produces antibodies to fight infections. These are the most prevalent lymphocytes in the bloodstream and are...
Prognosis
A lymphoma prognosis varies greatly depending on the type of lymphoma. There are more than 35 types of lymphoma, including 5 types of...
Causes
What causes lymphoma is not well known. DNA mutations may be what causes lymphoma to develop but what triggers these mutations is...
Hodgkins Lymphoma
Often the one who makes the first diagnosis of Hodgkin's Lymphoma / Disease is the person affected. There are some...
Lymphoma
Lymphedema is abnormal swelling due to the presence of excess lymphatic fluid within the tissues. This swelling occurs when the...
Chemotherapy
RICE is an acronym for an anti-cancer treatment that expresses a combination chemotherapeutic regimen. This regimen is written variously as "R+ICE...
Hodgkins Lymphoma
Hodgkin's Disease—also referred to as Hodgkin's Lymphoma, these are the exact same diseases, just...
Symptoms
Lymphoma is a cancer affecting the white blood cells (lymphocytes) of the body's immune system. The cells begin to grow abnormally and much faster...
Animals
Canine lymphoma, just like lymphoma in humans, can be separated into stages,...
Lymphoma
The pathophysiology of lymphoma refers to the process or processes going on inside the body that are sometimes reflected in the signs and symptoms...
Treatment
When lymphoma is discovered to affect the B cells, prognosis is generally pretty good almost regardless of subtype. It will almost surely be...
Non-hodgkins Lymphoma
This entry looks at pancreatic lymphoma, or primary pancreatic lymphoma (PPL), one of the subtypes of lymphoma. '...
Symptoms
Lymphoma B symptoms refer to a special set of symptoms experienced by the patient. Sometimes, lymphomas...
B-Cell
Intravascular lymphoma is a subtype of 'Lymphoma', an umbrella term that loosely refers to several dozen...
Follicular
This article looks at the survival rate for Follicular lymphoma (FL), an indolent...
Chemotherapy
CHOP chemotherapy is one of the most common chemotherapy regimens for treating Non-...
Surviving Lymphoma
Lymphoma is a life-threatening disease, but is very treatable in most cases. The 5-year survival for patients diagnosed with non-Hodgkin's...
T-Cell
In T cell lymphoma, T lymphocytes, which are an essential part of the body's immune response, become malignant. T cell lymphomas account for about...
Symptoms
Lymphoma is not difficult to diagnose once a patient and doctor begin to look for signs of cancer. However, Lymphoma–especially...