A 48-year-old member asked:
What causes non-hodgkin lymphoma and why does it spread?
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Dr. Ephraim Hochberganswered
Medical Oncology 27 years experience
Complex question: There are many different types of non-hodgkin's lymphoma and they have many different causes. Some of the lymphomas are caused by viruses and bacteria (some burkitt lymphoma, marginal zone lymphoma of the spleen, acute t-cell lymphoma). Others occur as people age because of the genetic mutations that are continually occurring in the immune system. Lymphomas spread because they are part of the immune system nd immune cells naturally travel around the body.
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A 31-year-old member asked:
What happens to you when you have non hodgkin lymphoma cancer? Is it spread all over your body?
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Dr. Sunil Mehraanswered
Pulmonology 46 years experience
Depends: It depends on staging of the disease, it can affect entire body, so work up and staging is very imortant including pathology.
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A 21-year-old member asked:
What is the difference between hodgkin lymphoma and non-hodgkin lymphoma?
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Dr. Stephen Nogaanswered
Medical Oncology 36 years experience
Disease type: The 2 diseases are closely linked. The hodgkin lymphoma was described by the doctor bearing its name and usually has a specific cell associated with it. This cell is not the target of new therapies for relapsed disease. In general terms, this disease is highly curable whereas some of the many types of non-hodgkin lymphoma are not.
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A 46-year-old member asked:
How do hodgkin lymphoma and non hodgkin lymphoma differ?
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Dr. Joshua Garrenanswered
Radiation Oncology 26 years experience
Spread pattern: Primarily, hodgkins lymphoma teens to spread from one lymph node site to an adjacent site. Non hodgkins lymphoma is more likely to skip lymph node chains to spread distantly. This is why local radiation has historically be more important in the treatment of hodgkins than non hodgkins.
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A 44-year-old member asked:
Non-hodgkin lymphoma vs. Hodgkin lymphoma, what is the difference?
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Dr. Herbert Duvivieranswered
Hematology and Oncology 35 years experience
Many.: Nhl is treated with different chemotherapy than hd. Stage for stage hd carries a better prognosis. Hd usually occurs in the young adult and the elderly; nhl occurs most often during middle age. Many different grades of nhl (low grade, intermediate, high) while hd is not divided into grades.
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A 46-year-old member asked:
Can non-hodgkin lymphoma be cured?
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Dr. Helmy Guirgisanswered
Hematology and Oncology 48 years experience
Yes,: The cure rate for non-hodgkin lyphoma is high and getting higher by the newer medications. It starts in the lymph nodes. Cure rates depend on 1- stage: limited versus advanced and/or involving other tissues, like liver or bone marrow. 2- type of lymphoma, small, diffuse, low grade or high grade.There are books and books on lymphoma. Trust your medical team and proceed. Be optimistic and beat
it.
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