Hodgkin lymphoma

Hodgkin lymphoma is a type of lymphoma in which cancer originates from a specific type of white blood cell called lymphocytes, where multinucleated Reed–Sternberg cells are present in the... Wikipedia

  • Specialty:  Hematology and oncology
  • Symptoms:  Fever, night sweats, weight loss, nonpainful enlarged lymph nodes
  • Risk factors:  Epstein–Barr virus, family history, HIV/AIDS
  • Diagnostic method:  Lymph node biopsy
  • Treatment:  Chemotherapy, radiation therapy, stem-cell transplant, immunotherapy
  • Frequency:  574,000 (affected during 2015)
  • Deaths:  23,900 (2015)
  • Data source:  DuckDuckGo