Lymphoma be a group of blood den lymph tumors wey dey develop from lymphocytes (a type of white blood cell).[1] De name typically dey refer to just decancerous versions rada dan all such tumors.[1] Signs den symptoms fi include enlarged lymph nodes, fever, drenching sweats, unintended weight loss, itching, den constantly dey feel tired.[2][3] De enlarged lymph nodes usually be painless.[2] De sweats be most common at night.[2][3]
Chaw subtypes of lymphomas be known.[4] De two main categories of lymphomas be de non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) (90% of cases)[5][6] den Hodgkin lymphoma (HL) (10%).[5] Lymphomas,leukemias den myelomas be a part of de broader group of tumors of de hematopoietic den lymphoid tissues.[7]
Risk factors for Hodgkin lymphoma dey include infection plus Epstein–Barr virus den a history of de disease insyd de family.[2] Risk factors for common types of non-Hodgkin lymphomas dey includeautoimmune diseases,HIV/AIDS, infection plus human T-lymphotropic virus, immunosuppressant medications, den sam pesticides.[3][8] Eating large amounts of red meat den tobacco smoking sanso fi increase de risk.[9][10][11] Diagnosis, if enlarged lymph nodes be present, usually be by lymph node biopsy.[2][3] Blood, urine, den bone marrow testing sanso fi be useful insyd de diagnosis.[3] Dem then fi do medical imaging to determine if den wer na de cancer spread.[2][3] Lymphoma most often dey spread to de lungs, liver, den brain.[2][3]
Treatment fi involve one anaa more of de following: chemotherapy, radiation therapy, proton therapy, targeted therapy, den surgery.[2][3] Insyd sam non-Hodgkin lymphomas, an increased amount of protein wey be produced by de lymphoma cells dey cause de blood make e cam be so thick wey plasmapheresis dey perform to remove de protein.[3] Watchful waiting fi be appropriate for certain types.[3] De outcome dey depend on de subtype, plus sam be curable den treatment prolonging survival insyd chaw.[5] De five-year survival rate insyd deUnited States for all Hodgkin lymphoma subtypes be 85%,[12] while dat for non-Hodgkin lymphomas be 69%.[13] Worldwide, na lymphomas develop insyd 566,000 people insyd 2012 wey e cause 305,000 deaths.[14] Dem dey make up 3–4% of all cancers, wey dey make dem as a group de seventh-most-common form.[14][15] Insyd kiddies, dem be de third-most-common cancer.[16] Dem dey occur more often insyd de developed world dan insyd de developing world.[14]
