why is Hodgkin's disease most common in males then in females?
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Can't answer that for sure- there's a lot of theories that it is an X-chromosome linked defective gene, causing it to express in males more easily (since males have just 1 x chromosome), than in females (who have to have 2 copies of the defective X-gene) (
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Has anyone had Hodgkin's Disease ?
My husband has had Hodgkin's disease twice,once when he was in his 20's and then again when he was 40.
Both times it was cured (in remission).
It now looks as though he has it back again at 60 -what do you think are his chances ? He has not seen the specialist yet-his routine check -up is in 4 weeks.But he has a lot of the symptoms that he had before.
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Usually Hodgkin's Lymphoma ( disease ) does not recur, but in certain cases it can, which is usually caused by the type of chemo the patient recieves.
Back when they used a different chemotherapy, which I assume was when your husband had it, that chemotherapy could cause further mutation of cells.
Now, they use ABVD chemotherapy which is much less prone to recurrence. And yes, hodgkins can be cured, forever. (
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cons of hodgkin's lymphoma disease?
im talking about hodgkin's lymphoma, not NOT hodgkin's lymphoma
i need to do a report on it, and i need to know what the cons are. stuff that makes it seem like a really bad disease
i cant seem to find that info anywhere
shank-u
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Lymphoma is a type of cancer involving cells of the immune system, called lymphocytes. Just as cancer represents many different diseases, lymphoma represents many different cancers of lymphocytes—about 35 different subtypes, in fact.
Lymphomas fall into 1 of 2 major categories. Hodgkin lymphoma which is your question (HL, previously called Hodgkin's disease) and all other lymphomas (non-Hodgkin lymphomas or NHLs).
The outlook for HL is very good. It is one of the most curable cancers. The 5-year survival rate after treatment is greater than 80% for adults and greater than 90% for children.
Adult Hodgkin lymphoma is a type of cancer that develops in the lymph system, part of the body's immune system.
The lymph system is made up of the following:
Lymph: Colorless, watery fluid that travels through the lymph system and carries white blood cells called lymphocytes. Lymphocytes protect the body against infections and the growth of tumors.
Lymph vessels: A network of thin tubes that collect lymph from different parts of the body and return it to the bloodstream.
Lymph nodes: Small, bean-shaped structures that filter lymph and store white blood cells that help fight infection and disease. Lymph nodes are located along the network of lymph vessels found throughout the body.
Clusters of lymph nodes are found in the underarm, pelvis, neck, abdomen, and groin.
Spleen: An organ that makes lymphocytes, filters the blood, stores blood cells, and destroys old blood cells. It is located on the left side of the abdomen near the stomach.
Thymus: An organ in which lymphocytes grow and multiply. The thymus is in the chest behind the breastbone.
Tonsils: Two small masses of lymph tissue at the back of the throat. The tonsils produce lymphocytes.
Bone marrow: The soft, spongy tissue in the center of large bones. Bone marrow produces white blood cells, red blood cells, and platelets.
Stages of adult Hodgkin lymphoma may include A, B, E, and S.
Adult Hodgkin lymphoma may be described as follows:
A: The patient has no symptoms.
B: The patient has symptoms such as fever, weight loss, or night sweats.
E: "E" stands for extranodal and means the cancer is found in an area or organ other than the lymph nodes or has spread to tissues beyond, but near, the major lymphatic areas.
S: "S" stands for spleen and means the cancer is found in the spleen.
The following stages are used for adult Hodgkin lymphoma:
Stage I
Stage I is divided into stage I and stage IE.
Stage I: Cancer is found in one lymph node group.
Stage IE: Cancer is found in an area or organ other than the lymph nodes.
Stage II
Stage II is divided into stage II and stage IIE.
Stage II: Cancer is found in two or more lymph node groups on the same side of the diaphragm (the thin muscle below the lungs that helps breathing and separates the chest from the abdomen).
Stage IIE: Cancer is found in an area or organ other than the lymph nodes and in lymph nodes near that area or organ, and may have spread to other lymph node groups on the same side of the diaphragm.
Stage III
Stage III is divided into stage III, stage IIIE, Stage IIIS, and stage IIIS+E.
Stage III: Cancer is found in lymph node groups on both sides of the diaphragm (the thin muscle below the lungs that helps breathing and separates the chest from the abdomen).
Stage IIIE: Cancer is found in lymph node groups on both sides of the diaphragm and in an area or organ other than the lymph nodes.
Stage IIIS: Cancer is found in lymph node groups on both sides of the diaphragm and in the spleen.
Stage IIIS+E: Cancer is found in lymph node groups on both sides of the diaphragm, in an area or organ other than the lymph nodes, and in the spleen.
Stage III is also divided into stage III(1) and stage III(2) as follows:
Stage III(1): Cancer is found only in the upper abdomen above the renal vein.
Stage III(2): Cancer is found in lymph nodes in the pelvis and/or near the aorta.
Stage IV
In stage IV, the cancer either:
is found throughout one or more organs other than the lymph nodes and may be in lymph nodes near those organs; or
is found in one organ other than the lymph nodes and has spread to lymph nodes far away from that organ.
Adult Hodgkin lymphoma may be grouped for treatment as follows:
Early Favorable
Early favorable adult Hodgkin lymphoma is stage I or stage II, without risk factors.
Early Unfavorable
Early unfavorable adult Hodgkin lymphoma is stage I or stage II with one or more of the following risk factors:
A tumor in the chest that is larger than 1/3 of the width of the chest or at least 10 centimeters.
Cancer in an organ other than the lymph nodes.
A high sedimentation rate (in a sample of blood, the red blood cells settle to the bottom of the test tube more quickly than normal).
Three or more lymph nodes with cancer.
Symptoms such as fever, weight loss, or night sweats.
Advanced Favorable
Advanced favorable adult Hodgkin lymphoma is stage III or stage IV with three or fewer of the following risk factors:
Having a low blood albumin (protein) level (below 4).
Having a low hemoglobin level (below 10.5).
Being male.
Being aged 45 years or older.
Having stage IV disease.
Having a high white blood cell count (15,000 or higher).
Having a low lymphocyte count (below 600 or less than 8% of the white blood cell count).
Advanced Unfavorable
Advanced unfavorable Hodgkin lymphoma is stage III or stage IV with four or more of the following risk factors:
Having a low blood albumin (protein) level (below 4).
Having a low hemoglobin level (below 10.5).
Being male.
Being aged 45 years or older.
Having stage IV disease.
Having a high white blood cell count (15,000 or higher).
Having a low lymphocyte count (below 600 or less than 8% of the white blood cell count).
Your question is so wide ranging, this,makes it difficult to answer. The above should give you a starting point.
Hodgkins Lymphoma is very curable today. There have been many advances in treatment and recovery.
The other point is, if you are talking about Adult against Childrens H.L. Different treatments and different survival rates. Different pros and cons. (
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Legal help needed for a young woman that was just diagnosed with Hodgkin's Disease???
So a friend of mine was just diagnosed with Hodgkin's Stage four Cancer and she has a baby that is only a few months old. She wants to set in place a few legal documents that will allow her to still have rights....Does anyone know about a living will? What is it exactly? What about her daughter, she is giving her daughter to me until her chemo is completed what kind of documents do I need to be able to take her daughter to the hospital or other things like that? What is a Medical and general power of attorney? We live in Illinois so please direct your advice towards our stat laws. Any help would be a huge help....THANK YOU!!!!
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First of all, a living will is a set of directives concerning medical treatment if there is no hope for recovery. They are intended to limit medical treatment in such circumstances.
If you are to care for her daughter while she is in treatment then I suggest filing for temporary guardianship. This is to insure that if for example the mother is renedered unconcious and the baby needs medical help you will have the ability to make descisions for the best interest of the child. Power of attorney is the right to appoint an agent to deal with property or make personal and health care decisions for the individual but that this right cannot be fully effective unless the principal may empower the agent to act throughout the principal's lifetime, including during periods of disability, and be sure that third parties will honor the agent's authority at all times. And the permissible scope of the agent's authority, clarify the power of the individual to authorize an agent to make financial and care decisions for the individual and better protect health care personnel and other third parties who rely in good faith on the agent so that reliance will be assured. (
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Hodgkin’s disease?
In past I was a patient of Hodgkin’s disease 1st stage. I gone through Chemotherapy (4 cycles) + radiotherapy (26 settings) after that I recovered & my all reports were positive.
I want to ask after a period of 6 months is it harmful to take alcohol.
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No where my husband sought his treatments you could drink alcohol (
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Hodgkin's disease?
I have this lump on my neck and I'm sure its Hodgkin's disease, I'm only 18 so its very depressing for me. I would like to got ot the doctor, but i don't want my parents to know i have this.
When i was 16 i was told i had Mononucleosis and I'm 18 now and still have the lump on my neck, so i know its something bad.
What should i do?
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U need to go to the doc before it gets worsre. Good luck!!! (
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Does Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma ever look like Hodgkin’s Disease under a microscope? Could a mistake be made?
PLEASE…Read the question before you answer. Don’t just answer to get your answer rate up on Yahoo answers. I’m not looking for someone to question whether or not I had cancer, it would be stupid for me to ask this if I didn’t, and I’m not looking for someone to psychoanalyze my story. It’s pretty simple and I am hoping to find some people in the oncology field, nursing, or the sciences to help me with an answer.
I was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s disease, treated with chemo for two months, wasn’t getting any better, doctor stopped chemo, they removed my spleen, biopsy was performed, then told I don’t have Hodgkin’s disease I actually have a form of Non-Hodgkin’s that looks like Hodgkin’s disease under the microscope. Treated with new chemo for 5 months, now cancer free with problems related to chemo. Has anyone heard of this happening before? Is there a NHL that looks like HD? Did they screw up and not admit it?
Original diagnosis of Hodgkin’s disease was from a biopsy of a lymph node in my groin that they removed
I apologize up front for the first part of my “explanation”….the PLEASE READ part, but I had posted this similar question two other times. The first time with no explanation, and I received wonderful responses from very nice people asking me for more info. The second time I posted with an explanation, and a “top contributor” actually questioned whether or not I had cancer because of the way I wrote my story…yes, she questioned my own personal cancer experience. I viewed some of that individual’s responses to others questions and it became apparent this person contributed very little substance to any questions other than to see her response plastered on every page. She completely ignored my question, because she obviously had no experience or knowledge of what I was asking, and preceded with bashing my own, personal cancer experience….sad thing is, she says she’s a cancer patient.
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This can happen. It is less common these days, but some cases can be difficult to classify clearly.
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Could I have Hodgkin's Disease/Lymphoma?
I'm worried that I might have Hodgkin's Disease/Lymphoma.. I'm not sure which it's called now. My mom had Hodgkin's Disease more than 30 years ago, when she was 18. I'm 26, I've been having frequently swollen lymph nodes in my neck since October, I lost a ton of weight without even trying, I have little to no appetite and I'm exhausted ALL THE TIME, I just want to sleep. Now, I've read that Hodgkin's is a risk factor for a neurological disease called Gullain-Barre Syndrome...which I had when I was 20. My physician doesn't seem to be concerned, and I've expressed my serious concern to her, but I just get the brush-off and I'm irritated. My insurance only covers certain doctors, and before I go through the process to get a referral to see another doctor, I want to know if I really have reason to worry, or if I should just trust my physician...if more information is needed, I'll use the additional details option and edit this question.
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Something clearly is going on, but it could be something less serious like mono or an infection, so do not add stress to your life by worrying about cancer just yet, but be proactive. Why is your physician so unconcerned? Has she run any tests at all? It's very odd to me that she would be so dismissive.
Nobody here can give you the answers we need, not even a very knowledgeable person or an oncologist. You need to have a doctor in person see you, run some tests, and take you seriously. Find out what doctors exactly your insurance covers, and make an appointment to see another one as soon as possible. You need to do this for your health and for peace of mind. (
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Hodgkin's disease what is it and could my son have the disease?
My son is three years old and back in Oct had a swollen neck. He had surgery to remove the small mass in his neck. and put on two MEDS. This helped his neck swollen to go away. Today Dec my son had a follow-up ultrasound done on his neck and the mass that was in his neck was bigger then before was wondering what cause his neck to keep being way it is. At this time his neck is not swollen that i can notice but i am taking pictures each morning and through out day to watch for any changes for this is what i did last time and the doctor had something to go off by. I have tried to do research online and come across hodgkin's disease and other kinds od diseases. saying my son could have a thyroid disorder. He is only three what can i do as a single mother at home to look at to better understand what is going on in my son's neck as well can this effect his behavior. His doctor said it is normal for boys to have swollen thyroids. and if this is true how does one keep the thyroid from becoming infected. i watch the ultrasound tech write on the screen "inf in thyroid" could this mean a tumor, some kind of cancer. I know i maybe a over worried mother but i love each of my children and want to make sure each of my children get the best medical care possible. my son loves his ENT doctor and i have never had a doctor take such good care of my son. I am just trying to get a better understand so that if maybe the ENT doctor is over looking something that I could bring it to his attend.
I hope the two images i have linked below will help with what his neck look like in Oct. to better give an idea.
http://i806.photobucket.com/albums/yy346/n_myrick83/swollen%20neck/neck.jpg
http://i806.photobucket.com/albums/yy346/n_myrick83/swollen%20neck/neck2.jpg
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Which of the following is typical of Hodgkin's disease?
a. onset in early childhood
b. multiple tumors spreading randomly through the body
c. initial tumor is single, painless, enlarged lymph node, often cervical
d. a very poor prognosis
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The correct answer would be C. Here's why:
Hodgkin's Disease is a type of lymphoma. Lymphoma is cancer of lymph tissue found in the lymph nodes, spleen, liver, and bone marrow.
** The first sign is often an enlarged lymph node. **
Later, it may spread to the lungs, liver, or bone marrow.
The cause is unknown and, it is rare.
Symptoms:
I hope that this is useful. Check out this web:
https://health.live.com/results.aspx?qu=Hodgkins+Disease
1) Painless swelling of the lymph nodes in the ** neck **, armpits, or groin.
2) Fever and chills
3) Night sweats
4) Weight loss
5) Loss of appetite
6) Itchy skin (
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