Treatment of Hodgkin's lymphoma
The treatment of Hodgkin's disease can vary with the stage of development of the tumor, the age of the patient and the type of lymphoma, however, in most cases, the treatment includes the use of:
Chemotherapy is the treatment most often used in this type of lymphoma and uses toxic drugs that destroy cancer cells in the body;
Radiation therapy is often used after chemotherapy to reduce the size of the lumps and ensure that cancer cells are completely eliminated, but it can also be used before chemotherapy if the pieces are very important;
Steroids: are used in more advanced cases of lymphoma to improve the effects of chemotherapy,
which speeds up the processing
Surgery to treat Hodgkin's lymphoma is not used, however, the doctor may do a minor surgery to remove an affected Bubo and a biopsy in the laboratory in order to better adapt the form of treatment
During treatment with chemotherapy or radiotherapy is common the appearance of some side effects such as excessive fatigue, hair loss, diarrhea, vomiting, or redness of the skin and therefore, the doctor may prescribe medications to help combat these effects is how to facilitate the effects on: how to deal with the side effects of chemotherapy
In more severe cases, in which Hodgkin's disease unresponsive to treatment or about to come out, it may be necessary to re-chemotherapy with higher doses of toxic drugs and, in these cases, it may also be necessary to perform a blood or bone marrow, for example
As the staging of Hodgkin's disease is done
The staging of Hodgkin's disease development is organized according to the site touched by cancer, observed by such as biopsy or CT diagnostic tests, for example as well, the main stage of Hodgkin's lymphoma include:
Step 1: Cancer is only a group of lymph nodes or affect a single body;
Step 2: Hodgkin's disease are in two or several groups of lymph nodes, or in a body or several groups of lymph nodes at this stage Hodgkin's disease affects only one side of the membrane structures;
Lymphoma stage 1Linfoma stage 2
Step 3: the cancer develops in the lymph nodes on both sides of the membrane;
4 ground: Lymphoma develops in several groups of lymph nodes and spreads to other organs like the liver or the lungs, for example
Lymphoma stage 3Linfoma stage 4
Hodgkin's lymphoma prognosis varies depending on the phase of staging, and in most cases, stages 1 and 2 have a good chance of healing, while the steps are more difficult to cure
How is the follow-up after treatment
After treatment, the doctor often marks several consultations to assess if the cancer has been completely eliminated, these consultations can order tests of diagnosis such as CT, x-ray or blood tests to confirm the results
Consultations are usually done every three months, but over time will be less frequent until about three years after treatment, when the doctor can give to discharge the patient if they did not appear new signs or symptoms of cancer
Signs of improvement Hodgkin Lymphoma
Signs of improvement Hodgkin's disease may occur during the first month of treatment and usually include the reduction of the swelling of the pieces so that easy to increase the weight and a reduction in fatigue
Worsening signs of Hodgkin's lymphoma
Worsening signs of Hodgkin lymphoma are more frequent at the beginning of treatment at a very advanced stage or does not correctly, and includes an increase in the swollen lymph nodes, night sweats, weight loss and an increase of sites affected by Lymphoma
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