ON THIS PAGE: You will find out more about the physical and emotional side effects that can occur long after treatment for Hodgkin lymphoma has ended and how these late effects can be prevented and/or managed. Use the menu to see other pages.
ON THIS PAGE: You will read about the scientific research being done to learn more about Hodgkin lymphoma and how to treat it. Use the menu to see other pages.
Doctors are working to learn more about Hodgkin lymphoma, ways to prevent it, how to best treat it, and how to provide the best care to people diagnosed with this disease. The following areas of research may include new options for patients through clinical trials. Always talk with your doctor about the best diagnostic and treatment options for you.
ON THIS PAGE: You will learn about the different types of treatments doctors use for people with Hodgkin lymphoma. Use the menu to see other pages.
ON THIS PAGE: You will learn about how doctors describe the extent of a cancer’s growth or spread. This is called the stage. You will also discover what prognostic factors help doctors predict how well treatment will work. Use the menu to see other pages.
Staging helps to describe where the Hodgkin lymphoma is located, if or where it has spread, and whether it is affecting other parts of the body.
ON THIS PAGE: You will find a list of common tests, procedures, and scans that doctors use to find the cause of a medical problem. Use the menu to see other pages.
Doctors use many tests to find, or diagnose, cancer. They also do tests to learn if cancer has spread to another part of the body from where it started. If the cancer has spread, it is called metastasis. Doctors may also do tests to learn which treatments could work best.
ON THIS PAGE: You will find a drawing of the lymphatic system. Use the menu to see other pages.
ON THIS PAGE: You will find some basic information about this disease and the parts of the body it may affect. This is the first page of Cancer.Net’s Guide to Hodgkin Lymphoma. Use the menu to see other pages. Think of that menu as a roadmap for this entire guide.
EN ESTA PÁGINA: encontrará algunas preguntas para hacerle a su médico o a otros integrantes del equipo de atención médica, que lo ayudarán a comprender mejor su diagnóstico, el plan de tratamiento y la atención en general. Use el menú para ver otras páginas.
EN ESTA PÁGINA: obtendrá información sobre los diferentes tipos de tratamiento que los médicos usan en las personas con linfoma de Hodgkin. Use el menú para ver otras páginas.
EN ESTA PÁGINA: Encontrará información sobre cómo los médicos describen el alcance del crecimiento o la diseminación de un cáncer. Esto se denomina “estadio”. También descubrirá qué factores de pronóstico ayudan a los médicos a predecir en qué medida funcionará el tratamiento. Use el menú para ver otras páginas.
La determinación del estadio ayuda a definir la ubicación del linfoma de Hodgkin, si se ha diseminado o hacia dónde y si está afectando otras partes del cuerpo.
