See Also: cancer, hodgkin's disease(medicine)
Cancer, Hodgkin disease(health)
Cancer, Hodgkin disease (adult)(health)
cancer, lymphoma, non-hodgkin's(medicine)
cancer, lymphoma, hodgkin's(medicine)
Cancer, lymphoma, non-Hodgkin(health)
Cancer, lymphoma, Hodgkin (adult)(health)
Hodgkin disease(encyclopedia)
Hodgkin's Disease(health)
hodgkin's disease(medicine)

cancer, hodgkin's disease (medicine)


cancer, hodgkin's disease


A type of lymphoma (cancer of the lymphatic system). The most common symptom of Hodgkin's disease is a painless swelling in the lymph nodes in the neck, underarm, or groin. Hodgkin's disease is diagnosed when abnormal tissue is detected by a pathologist after a biopsy of an enlarged lymph node. Treatment usually includes radiation therapy or chemotherapy. Regular follow-up examinations are important after treatment for Hodgkin's disease. Patients treated for Hodgkin's disease have an increased risk of developing other types of cancer later in life, especially leukaemia.