The term lymphoma refers to cancers that develop in the lymphatic system, which includes lymph nodes, thymus, spleen, adenoids, tonsils and bone marrow. The function of the lymphatic system is to fight the germs that cause infection and disease. Most teens with lymphoma suffering from Hodgkin’s disease (cancer of lymph tissue) or non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma (cancer of the immune system cells that circulate in our bodies).

Hodgkin’s disease usually occurs in adolescents and young adults. May arise in the lymph nodes in the neck, armpit, chest or other body parts. Nodes are enlarged but are generally not painful. Hodgkin’s disease is characterized by the presence of abnormal cells and large, the so-called Reed-Sternberg cells were detected with a microscope after a biopsy (a procedure in which doctors take a small tissue sample for the presence of cancer cells). Chemotherapy and radiation are often used to treat Hodgkin’s disease.

The Hodgkin’s lymphoma is similar to leukemia (ALL) because both are characterized by the presence of malignant lymphocytes (white blood cells in lymph nodes), and because they share many symptoms. Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma treated with chemotherapy.

Most adolescents with Hodgkin disease or non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma and complete treatment achieved complete remission with signs of disease.

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