Enfermedad de Hodgkin

Adult Hodgkin's Disease: The Basics

What are lymph nodes? Lymph nodes are small, grape-sized glands that exist throughout the body and make up part of the lymphatic fluid circulation system. Lymphatic fluid is a clear fluid that leaks out of blood vessels, and in order for the body to keep the blood volume constant, lymphatic fluid is collected and returned to the blood via the lymphatic circulation. Lymph nodes are connected to each other by lymph vessels that transfer the lymphatic fluid. Before returning the lymph to the blood, lymph nodes clean up the fluid, looking for possible infection-causing germs (bacteria, viruses, etc.) the body using cells of the immune system. Most people can remember having swollen "glands" under their neck when they had an infection. Those "glands" were swollen lymph nodes that were reacting to the infection. In most cancers, this network of lymph nodes is one of the ... read more on Adult Hodgkin's Disease: The Basics

Pediatric Hodgkin's Disease: The Basics

What are lymph nodes? Lymph nodes are small, grape-sized glands that exist throughout the body and make up part of the lymphatic fluid circulation system. Lymphatic fluid (or lymph) is a clear fluid that leaks out of blood vessels, and in order for the body to keep the blood volume constant, is collected and returned to the blood via the lymphatic circulation. Lymph nodes are connected to each other by lymph vessels that transfer the lymphatic fluid. Before returning the lymph to the blood, lymph nodes clean up the fluid, filtering out infection-causing germs (bacteria, viruses, etc.) and helping to fight any infections that may be present. Most people can remember having swollen "glands" under their neck when they had an infection. Those "glands" were swollen lymph nodes that were reacting to the infection. Clusters of lymph nodes exist in particular parts of the ... read more on Pediatric Hodgkin's Disease: The Basics

Enfermedad de Hodgkin en el Adulto: Los Fundamentos
Hodgkin's disease, or Hodgkin’s lymphoma, is a cancer of lymph nodes and lymphatic tissues. This article provides an overview of the symptoms, diagnosis, staging and treatment of this cancer.

Enfermedad de Hodgkin Pediátrica: Los Fundamentos
Overview of Hodgkin's disease in children, the diagnosis, staging and treatment.

Opciones Del Tratamiento

Treatment Advances in Hodgkin Lymphoma: An Update for Patients
There are a variety of treatments currently available for Hodgkin Lymphoma patients. Learn about the exciting progress in Hodgkin Lymphoma treatment from this insightful video presentation by Jakub Svoboda, MD, Assistant Professor in the Division of...

Clinical Advances in Hodgkin Lymphoma: An Update on Treatments for Healthcare Providers
Learn about current treatments and emerging therapies for Hodgkin's Lymphoma management in this insightful video featuring Jakub Svoboda, MD, Assistant Professor in the Division of Hematology/Oncology, at the Abramson Cancer Center of the University...

OncoLink Feature: "Late" cardiac side effects of Hodgkin's Disease treatment
When first recognized as a distinct type of illness in the 1800's, Hodgkin's Disease (HD) was almost universally fatal. Since that time there have been tremendous advances in the treatment of this cancer - perhaps more than against any single type...

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Personal Experiences of a Patient With Advanced Hodgkin's Disease
In the fall of 1994, I was a junior in college, double-majoring in industrial design and photography. The semester was going just like any other. I had a lot of work to do all the time. On a normal day, I would get up at 5 a.m., go to the...

Recursos de NCI

Childhood Hodgkin Lymphoma Treatment
Expert-reviewed information summary about the treatment of childhood Hodgkin lymphoma.

Childhood Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma Treatment
Expert-reviewed information summary about the treatment of childhood non-Hodgkin lymphoma.

Adult Hodgkin Lymphoma Treatment
Expert-reviewed information summary about the treatment of adult Hodgkin lymphoma.

Conference Coverage

Reports from professional meetings related to Hodgkin lymphoma.

Involved-Field Radiotherapy in Patients with Stage III/IV Hodgkin's Lymphoma: First Results of the Randomized EORTC Trial # 20884
Presenter: B.M. Aleman Presenter's Affiliation: EORTC Lymphoma Group, Brussels, Belgium Type of Session: Plenary Background While the role of radiation therapy in the treatment of early stage Hodgkins Disease is well established, its utility in advanced disease is not as clear. Materials and Methods 736 patients were enrolled in a phase-III

Alternative Targets for Immunotherapy: Targeting CD22 With Monoclonal Antibodies for the Treatment of Non-Hodgkin?s Lymphoma
Presenter: John P. Leonard, MD Affiliation: Cornell University While mortality rates for patients with prostate cancer or breast cancer are decreasing, death rates for patients with non-Hodgkin?s lymphoma continue to rise. Accordingly, the search for more efficacious agents continues. Indolent lymphomas are generally incurable with

Study of Bone Marrow Involvement in 1161 Consecutive Hodgkin's Lymphoma Patients.
Presenter: Alessandro Lewis Affiliation: Piemonte Hodgkin's Disease Registry. Alessandria, Italy Background In Hodgkin's Disease(HD) bone marrow involvement(BMI) has been reported as a unfavorable prognostic factor. Accordingly, bone marrow biopsy(BMB) is frequently used in staging of disease. Increasingly, the utility of this procedure

News

News stories related to Hodgkin lymphoma.

Circulatory System Mortality Declining in Hodgkin's
Mar 11, 2013 - Among patients treated for Hodgkin's lymphoma, long-term excess mortality due to diseases of the circulatory system is expected to continue to decline, according to research published online Feb. 25 in the Journal of Clinical Oncology.

Bone Marrow Biopsy Adds Little to PET/CT Staging of Hodgkin's
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HIV Status Doesn't Influence Hodgkin's Lymphoma Outcome
Oct 12, 2012 - Despite more extensive disease and more adverse prognostic factors, HIV-positive patients with Hodgkin's lymphoma do not have worse outcomes when treated with doxorubicin, bleomycin, vinblastine, and dacarbazine, according to research published online Oct. 8 in the Journal of Clinical Oncology.