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What if Hodgkin disease don't be treated?

If you have surgery for Hodgkin Tumor and after 5 time chemical treatment , you quit it and never do it? Will it return? Will it kill you?
The doc said it must be 12 or at least 8 times
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Had at least two friends who survived. Just do as the doctor says and PUT YOURSELF ON AS MANY PRAYER LISTS THAT YOU CAN. HAVE FRIENDS CALL OTHER FRIENDS AND HAVE THEM PUT YOU ON THEIR PRAYER LISTS. God bless you.  (+ info)

Massage Therapy indication or contraindication for Hodgkin's Disease?

According to Pathology for Massage Therapists Hodgkin's Disease is contraindicated because it is a form of cancer and massage can help spread it. Because the immune system is decreased you run a danger of exposure to minor infections. Any trained therapist would have you provide a doctors note stating that it was ok for you to receive a massage. Even then, I would locate a therapist who is trained to work with oncology patients, there is special training in this field. Good Luck.  (+ info)

What is meant by remission in Non Hodgkin's Lymphoma? When is the disease declared to be in remission?

The disease is in remission when there is decrease or absence of symptoms. Remission may be partial or complete. In complete remission means that all signs and symptoms of the cancer have disappeared. Many cancer patients call this 'no evidence of disease' (NED). Which means that CT and other diagnostic tests can no longer find cancer within the body. This does not mean it is gone, microscopic cancer cells could still be present . . but its not active.

Take remission as a good sign. It could also turn out to be permanent.  (+ info)

What can cause an inhomogenous spleen in hodgkin lymphoma?

My friend has Hodgkin lymphoma and his disease has gone away in his chest but he still has tiny densities and mild inhomogenity on his spleen. He is done with chemotherapy. What does it mean to have inhomogenous stuff on the spleen? Is it like a scar?
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This is a term used by radiologists that does not help us much as clinicians because it is so non-specific. It probably means nothing. We can't safely biopsy the spleen - it bleeds too easily. If the Hodgkin's lymphoma has resolved in the chest, it is not very likely that the lymphoma is active in the "inhomogeneous" areas of the spleen.
To really know what is going on in the spleen, you would have to surgically remove it. This will not be recommended with an uncertain report stating "inhomogeneous." Follow-up and time are the key. There is no better test in this situation than the "test of time" to see if your friend has a durable remission. There is no great hurry to find recurrence. I would assume a positive outlook. We do well treating Hodgkin's lymphomas in most patients. Our best chemotherapy is given first, and your friend is finished with that.  (+ info)

What current research is being done to cure/treat Hodgkin's disease?

To find out more avout various cancers check the site below.  (+ info)

what are the first symptoms of Hodgkin's disease?

Swollen lymph nodes, night sweats, coughing, tirednesss, unexplained weight loss... there are several others. I've heard swollen lymph nodes are the most common first sign, but then again it could mean anything.  (+ info)

Are Hodgkin's Disease and Hodgkin's Lymphoma the same thing?

Yep. As Iceman explained, it used to be called Hodgkin's Disease, but is now more commonly known as Hodgkin's Lymphoma, in part because it used to a be considered an untreatable disease, but is now one of the most curable forms of cancer. People do still die of HL today, but the survival rate for those who begin treatment early on is over 90%. I think another reason it's called Hodgkin's Lymphoma is to officially classify it as a cancer.

I know this wasn't your question, but in case you're curious, the difference between Hodgkin's Lymphoma and Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma is the presence of cells called Reed-Sternburg.

Some people do still call it Hodgkin's Disease. It's sort of like how people in Michigan call soda "pop." It's not really wrong, it's just...............different.  (+ info)

explain the process of "staging" Hodgkin's disease and the prognosis at each stage?

Staging commonly involves a biopsy to make the initial diagnosis followed by CT scans, a PET scan, and a bone marrow biopsy. Blood tests are also done.

Stage one is limited to a single node or node region (i.e. one side of the neck). Stage two is multiple nodes on ONE side of the diaphragm. Stage three is multiple nodes on BOTH sides of the diaphragm. Stage four is involvement of any organ other than the spleen (commonly lung or liver) or the bone marrow. Stage is then broken into A or B -- B symptoms are fevers, drenching night sweats, or weight loss of 10% or more. X indicates bulky disease (i.e. large masses). S indicates spleen involvement. E indicates extranodal disease.

Five year survival is:

I 90% to 95%
II 90% to 95%
III 80% to 85%
IV About 60% to 70%  (+ info)

Is Hodgkin's Disease the same as Leukemia?

Please settle a bet, Are these two forms of cancer identical?
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NO. Leukemia is the general name for four different types of blood cancers. The four types of leukemia each begin in a cell in the bone marrow. The cell undergoes a leukemic change and it multiplies into many cells. The leukemia cells grow and survive better than normal cells and, over time, they crowd out normal cells.

Lymphoma is a general term for a group of cancers that originate in the lymphatic system. Lymphomas result when a lymphocyte (a type of white blood cell) undergoes a malignant change and begins to multiply, eventually crowding out healthy cells and creating tumors that enlarge the lymph nodes or other parts of the immune system.

So even though they are related, because the each involve blood cells, they are different cancers.  (+ info)

Is Hodgkin's Disease Terminal?

I just found out a buddy of mine was diagnosed with Hodgkin's disease, or Hodgkin's Lymphoma. Is this something that he will most likely die from? My great-aunt has Hodgkin's disease and she is dying from it. She has lost use of her muscles and stuff.

I just want to be prepared if my friend is going to die soon. He is 20 years old. Any information you have would be greatly appreciated.
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My husband had it in 1995...He had exploritory surgery and 6 weeks of radiation thereapy.. He is fine today..My husband was stage 3...he had a swollen glad in the groin area, thats where it was found...What stage is your friend...I wish your friend all the luck....  (+ info)

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