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Cancer of the lymph tissue is Hodgkin’s lymphoma. The treatments for Hodgkin lymphoma include surgery, chemotherapy and radiotherapy. There is an 80 percent chance of hitting the 10 year Hodgkin Lymphoma survival rate if the disease is treated early, according to the National Institutes of Health. If the disease has been diagnosed in the advance stages, there is a 60 percent chance of survival after five years.

Hodgkins Lymphoma affects the lymph nodes, liver, spleen and bone marrow. The main symptoms of Hodgkins lymphoma includes swelling of the lymph nodes, weight loss, night sweats, loss of appetite and fever. People whose age ranges between 15 to 35, 55 to 70 are the frequent victims of Hodgkin Lymphoma. The Hodgkin lymphoma survival rate for this age groups is quite higher compared to others.

Once the symptoms of Hodgkin Lymphoma starts manifesting, it is important to have a physical examination or consult a doctor immediately. It is better that the disease may be diagnosed and treated early, or the result may turn out to be just an infection. Doctors use different methods to diagnose this disease, by biopsies of bone marrow, lymph nodes or other tissues where the diseases is hiding. To determine how far the disease has advance, the following tests are used; blood chemistry tests, bone marrow biopsies, and CT or PET scans. Hodgkin lymphoma must be diagnosed early so that the survival rate is higher.

There are four stages in Hodgkin Lymphoma. Stage 1 of Hodgkin Lymphoma is when there is only one lymph node that is affected by cancer cells. If there are already two lymph nodes that are affected, and it is on the same side of the diaphragm, then the disease has reached the second stage. Stages 3 and 4 are considered serious because lymph nodes are already affected including both sides of the diaphragm and other nearby tissues and organs. The Hodgkin lymphoma survival rate is higher if it detects the ailment during stages 1 and 2. If the disease is diagnosed at 3 and 4, then outlook is bleak. Heavy treatments of radiotherapy or chemotherapy are required.

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