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Adult Hodgkin's Disease

Description - what is Hodgkin's Disease?
Incidence - how often does Hodgkin's strike?
Hodgkin's Disease - Historical Timeline of Events
Comparison of Hodgkin's and Non-Hodgkin's Lymphomas
Diagnosis - how is Hodgkin's discovered?
- Prognostic Scoring - determining treatment
- Blood Counts - testing the blood
- Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate - a blood test
- MRI Scans - what is an MRI?
- Gallium Scans - what is a gallium scan?
- Lymphangiogram - are these still done??
- CT or CAT Scan
- PET Scan
Treatment - how is Hodgkin's treated?
- Chemotherapy - cancer killing drugs
  - ABVD chemotherapy
  - MOPP chemotherapy
  - Stanford V chemotherapy
  - Catheters - Implanted lines for chemotherapy delivery
- Transplants - bone marrow and stem cell
  - Stem Cell Collection
  - Stem Cell Questions and Answers
- Clinical Trials
- Treatment Late Effects
  - Peripheral Neuropathy - hands & feet tingling
  - Avascular Necrosis - bone death from steroid use
Resources - links to even more information

Adult Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma

Description - what is NHL?
Incidence - how often does NHL strike? Who is affected?
Diagnosis - how is NHL discovered?
- Blood Counts - testing the blood
- Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate - a blood test
- MRI Scans - what is an MRI?
- Gallium Scans - what is a gallium scan?
- CT or CAT Scan
- PET Scan
Types of NHL and Classification
- B-Cell Lymphomas
  - Follicular lymphomas
  - Burkitt's Lymphoma
  - Marginal Zone Lymphoma
  - Mantle Cell Lymphoma
  - Large Cell Lymphoma
    1. Diffuse Large Cell
    2. Diffuse Mixed Cell
    3. Immunoblastic Lymphoma
    4. Primary Mediastinal B-Cell Lymphoma
    5. Angiocentric Lymphoma - Pulmonary B-Cell
  - Small Lymphocytic Lymphoma
  - Primary Lymphoma of Bone
- T-Cell Lymphoma
  - Lymphoblastic Lymphoma
  - Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma
  - Cutaneous T-Cell Lymphoma
    Mycosis Fungoids / Sezary's Syndrome
  - Peripheral T-Cell Lymphomas
  - Angioimmunoblastic Lymphoma
  - Angiocentric Lymphoma (nasal T-Cell lymphoma)
  - Intestinal T-Cell Lymphoma
  - Adult T-Cell Lymphoma / Leukemia
- Lymphomatoid Papulosis
Comparison of Hodgkin's and Non-Hodgkin's Lymphomas
Other ways to categorize NHLs:
- Aggressive Lymphomas
- Indolent Lymphomas (slow growing)
- Follicular Lymphomas
- Large Cell Lymphomas
- AIDS-Related Lymphomas
Treatment
- Chemotherapy - cancer killing drugs
  - CHOP Chemotherapy
  - Catheters - Implanted lines for chemotherapy delivery
- Immunotherapy - antibodies and vaccines
  - Monoclonal Antibody Therapy
    - Rituxan - the first commercial MAB
    - Bexxar - iodine radiolabeled MAB
    - Zevalin - another radiolabeled MAB
- Transplants - bone marrow and stem cell
  - Stem Cell Collection
  - Stem Cell Questions and Answers
- Clinical Trials
- Watch and Wait (Watchful Waiting)
- Treatment Late Effects
  - Peripheral Neuropathy - hands & feet tingling
  - Avascular Necrosis - bone death from steroid use
Resources - links to even more information

Childhood Hodgkin's Disease

Description - What is Childhood Hodgkin's Disease?
Diagnosis - How is Hodgkin's found?
- Blood Counts - testing the blood
- Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate - a blood test
- MRI Scans - what is an MRI?
- Gallium Scans - what is a gallium scan?
- CT or CAT Scan
- PET Scan
Treatment
- Chemotherapy - cancer killing drugs
  - ABVD chemotherapy
  - MOPP chemotherapy
  - Catheters - Implanted lines for chemotherapy delivery
- Radiation Therapy - using x-rays to get cancer
- Transplants - bone marrow and stem cell
- Clinical Trials
- Treatment Late Effects
  - Peripheral Neuropathy - hands & feet tingling
  - Avascular Necrosis - bone death from steroid use
Resources
- Just for Kids - sites and information for children

Childhood Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma

Description - What is Childhood Non-Hodgkin's?
Diagnosis - How is Non-Hodgkin's found?
- Blood Counts - testing the blood
- Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate - a blood test
- MRI Scans - what is an MRI?
- Gallium Scans - what is a gallium scan?
- CT or CAT Scan
- PET Scan
Treatment
- Chemotherapy- cancer killing drugs
  - Catheters - Implanted lines for chemotherapy delivery
- Radiation Therapy- using x-rays to get cancer
- Transplants - bone marrow and stem cell
- Clinical Trials
- Treatment Late Effects
  - Peripheral Neuropathy - hands & feet tingling
  - Avascular Necrosis - bone destruction from steroid use
Resources
- Just for Kids - sites and information for children

Comparison between Hodgkin's and Non-Hodgkin's

Support

Lymphoma is People focuses on support online with a human touch.
- Familiar Faces - people who you may know who have been affected by lymphoma
- Mike's Story - my battle with Hodgkin's Disease
- Personal Web Sites and Blogs - sites and blogs of others lymphoma survivors
  - Hodgkin's & NHL Pages
- Mailing Lists - join others in an e-mail chat
- Online Chats - chat with others in real time
Just for Kids and Teens lists sites and links to lymphoma information that are for the young.
Lymphoma Organizations lists organizations in the US and around the world devoted to helping those with lymphoma
Financial Support Organizations - groups that help with financing cancer treatment
Patient's Rights explores what you should expect from your doctors and what they should expect from you
Lymphoma in the News looks at lymphoma headlines in the media
Surviving Lymphoma is your source for information on establishing your "new normal" after lymphoma treatment
- Checkup Anxiety - going to the doctor and how to handle it
- Recurrence Fear - worrying about cancer returning
- Post Cancer Fatigue (PCF) - fatigue after cancer
- Late Effects - the problems that occur from cancer treatment
- Secondary Cancers - non-lymphatic cancers resulting from lymphoma treatment
- Stress / Post Tramatic Stress Disorder
- Sex and Sterility - before, during, and after cancer
- Mailing Lists - communicating with others surviving lymphoma
- Support Sites - pages and organizations on surviving

Lymphoma Information

Lymphoma Books - books on lymphoma
Lymphoma Glossary - a comprehensive list of terms used in lymphoma treatment
Research Yourself - information links for researching lymphoma
Information for Physicians - more technical information for physicians
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