Hodgkins Disease Progressive Symptoms
Published on Feb 13 2010, in the categories: Hodgkin's
Hodgkin’s disease is a type of malignant lymphoma that especially attacks the ganglions of the throat and armpit. It often occurs in young adults and elderly people. As opposed to several years ago, today’s Hodgkin’s disease has a pretty high cure rate. So if you are suffering from this disease or have just been diagnosed with it, then you should not despair, because there are solutions for you out there.
Here I will tell you about the nature of this disease, its origins, the Hodgkin ’s disease progressive symptoms, diagnosis, treatment and evolution.
What is this disease? Hodgkin’s disease is a form of lymphoma, therefore a disease that affects the lymph nodes. It usually develops in young people with ages between 15 and 34, or in elderly people aged over 60. The occurrence of the disease is higher in Europe and in the United States of America than it is in Asia, and also, the incidence is higher in well developed countries as opposed to countries that are now developing.
Origins of the disease - It is not exactly known what is the element that triggers this disease or where it comes from. It seems that the disease is not contagious. Specialists often assume that the favorable grounds for the development of this disease are secured by infection with the Epstein-Barr virus.
Hodgkin’s disease progressive symptoms - The main symptom is the swelling of the ganglions. This swelling is not painful and does not present an apparent infection. These ganglions are especially situated in the cervical area and in the armpit. The increase in volume of the ganglions is sometimes, but not always, accompanied by symptoms such as:
- fever, which can persist for several days, then disappear for weeks in a row, and then return suddenly and with no apparent cause; - sweating during the night; - loss of weight; - high levels of physical fatigue; - depending on the location of the ganglions afflicted, there can be other symptoms. For example, if the ganglions are placed in the chest, on a thorax level, there can coughing or chest pains.
Diagnosis - Aside from the clinical exam, a biopsy is the one that allows a diagnosis, added with blood tests performed by the doctor.
Treatments that are currently available - The treatment of Hodgkin’s disease involves radiotherapy or chemotherapy, and the two are often associated, or combined, in the treatment scheme.
The evolution of Hodgkin’s disease - Today, Hodgkin’s disease is well treated in the wide majority of cases. There are four stages to this illness, from I, which is the least advanced, to IV, which is the most severe. For stages I and II, the cure rate is higher than 80%. The cure rate reaches between 70% and 80% in stage III and a percentage of 50% in stage IV, a level where one in two cases I cured. In exchange, the chemotherapy used in the treatment of Hodgkin’s disease can sometimes have late consequences, sometimes triggering leukemia, lung cancer or stomach cancer.
Here I will tell you about the nature of this disease, its origins, the Hodgkin ’s disease progressive symptoms, diagnosis, treatment and evolution.
What is this disease? Hodgkin’s disease is a form of lymphoma, therefore a disease that affects the lymph nodes. It usually develops in young people with ages between 15 and 34, or in elderly people aged over 60. The occurrence of the disease is higher in Europe and in the United States of America than it is in Asia, and also, the incidence is higher in well developed countries as opposed to countries that are now developing.
Origins of the disease - It is not exactly known what is the element that triggers this disease or where it comes from. It seems that the disease is not contagious. Specialists often assume that the favorable grounds for the development of this disease are secured by infection with the Epstein-Barr virus.
Hodgkin’s disease progressive symptoms - The main symptom is the swelling of the ganglions. This swelling is not painful and does not present an apparent infection. These ganglions are especially situated in the cervical area and in the armpit. The increase in volume of the ganglions is sometimes, but not always, accompanied by symptoms such as:
- fever, which can persist for several days, then disappear for weeks in a row, and then return suddenly and with no apparent cause; - sweating during the night; - loss of weight; - high levels of physical fatigue; - depending on the location of the ganglions afflicted, there can be other symptoms. For example, if the ganglions are placed in the chest, on a thorax level, there can coughing or chest pains.
Diagnosis - Aside from the clinical exam, a biopsy is the one that allows a diagnosis, added with blood tests performed by the doctor.
Treatments that are currently available - The treatment of Hodgkin’s disease involves radiotherapy or chemotherapy, and the two are often associated, or combined, in the treatment scheme.
The evolution of Hodgkin’s disease - Today, Hodgkin’s disease is well treated in the wide majority of cases. There are four stages to this illness, from I, which is the least advanced, to IV, which is the most severe. For stages I and II, the cure rate is higher than 80%. The cure rate reaches between 70% and 80% in stage III and a percentage of 50% in stage IV, a level where one in two cases I cured. In exchange, the chemotherapy used in the treatment of Hodgkin’s disease can sometimes have late consequences, sometimes triggering leukemia, lung cancer or stomach cancer.
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