| Hodgkin's disease is a cancer that starts in lymphatic | | | | and radiation therapy. Chemotherapy uses strong |
| tissue. It is types of cancer in kids and teens ages 10 | | | | medicines to fight the disease. |
| to 14. Males are slightly more likely to develop | | | | Radiation involves using especially strong x-rays to kill |
| Hodgkin's. There are two kinds of lymphomas: | | | | cancer cells. High-dose chemotherapy with stem cell |
| Hodgkin's disease and non-Hodgkin's lymphomas. | | | | transplantation is generally a safe procedure, with less |
| Symptoms include painless swelling of the lymph | | | | than a 5% risk of death related to the treatment. |
| nodes in the neck, armpits, or groin ,fever and chills | | | | Copp which consists of cyclophosphamide, Oncovin, |
| ,night sweats ,weight loss , loss of appetite and itchy | | | | procarbazine, prednisone, Adriamycin, bleomycin, |
| skin. Hodgkin's disease that arises in the lymph nodes | | | | vinblastine and dacarbazine Mopp had been the basic |
| in the neck spreads first to the nodes above the | | | | regimen, but it's very toxic. ABVD is a newer |
| collarbones, and then to the lymph nodes under the | | | | regimen, with less-severe side effects, and is |
| arms and within the chest. Bone marrow or peripheral | | | | currently the preferred treatment. Bone marrow or |
| stem cells may lead to prolonged remission. | | | | peripheral stem cells may lead to prolonged remission. |
| People who have had illnesses caused by the | | | | Hodgkin's Disease - Prevention and Treatment Tips |
| Epstein-Barr virus, such as infectious mononucleosis. A | | | | 1. Radiation involves using especially strong x-rays to |
| person with Hodgkin's disease usually becomes aware | | | | kill cancer cells. |
| of one or more enlarged lymph nodes, most often in | | | | 2. High-dose chemotherapy with stem cell |
| the neck but sometimes in the armpit or groin. About | | | | transplantation is generally a safe procedured. |
| 10% to 15% of cases are diagnosed in children 16 | | | | 3. ABVD is a newer regimen, with less-severe side |
| years old and younger. Others feel tired or find | | | | effects, and is currently the preferred treatment. |
| themselves sweating a lot during the night or losing | | | | 4. Bone marrow or peripheral stem cells may lead to |
| weight without trying. Enlarged lymph nodes in the | | | | prolonged remission. |
| chest can cause a cough, pain in the chest, or | | | | 5. Mopp had been the basic regimen, but it's very |
| difficulty breathing. There are two general types of | | | | toxic. |
| treatment used for hodgkin's disease chemotherapy | | | | |