What are The Serious Symptoms of Lymphoma Cancer ??

Lymph nodes :

 Lymph nodes are part of the lymphatic system, which are clusters of specialized tissues that form a group of lymphocytes that filter lymphocytes from microbes before they return to the blood. They maintain fluid balance in the body and are present throughout the body except the central nervous system.

Cancer of the lymph nodes :

 In lymphoma, lymphocytes become carcinogenic, resulting in abnormal growth in them and in the tissues of the glands. These glands are enlarged throughout the body and appear clear in the armpit and neck. They are solid and painless. Cancer is confined to the lymph nodes or other lymphatic tissues, and spreads only in rare cases. The cancer of the glands is divided into two main parts, namely Hodgkin's lymphoma, 10% of lymphoma and 90% of Hodgkin's lymphoma.

Symptoms Of Lymphatic Cancer Main Symptoms:

 The signs and symptoms of the disease at the beginning are very similar to the symptoms of simple diseases, such as viral infections and colds, so this causes delay diagnosis of the disease, and the difference between these diseases disappear symptoms after a short period, and the cancer of the glands lasts longer, and symptoms of this cancer in total is a bloating Painless lymph nodes, usually more pronounced in the neck and under the armpit where the glands are concentrated in those areas, in addition to the emergence of these bulges in the abdomen and the area of ​​the origin of the thigh, as well as the patient may not feel any swelling in his body. There are some other symptoms that a patient may suffer:

• Weight loss significantly more than 10% within a few months does not exceed six months without any type of diet, and weakness in appetite.

• General weakness in the body, lack of energy.

• High fever, evening sweats accompanied by tremors, fever, headache.

• Itchy skin due to the growth of lymphocytes, whose growth interferes with skin cells, and their toxins mixed with skin dirt causing itching.

• Dry skin abnormally.

• Difficulty swallowing due to enlarged tonsils.

• Difficulty breathing and coughing.

• Inflammation of the lymph glands inside the abdomen leads to pains in the abdomen, back, and feet, and the weakness of the surrounding muscles in these parts.

• Swelling and swelling of the foot and ankle.

• Frequent infection due to loss of immune system effectiveness, which helps spread of germs and viruses dangerous.

 Sub-symptoms:

 There are other sub-symptoms that may affect the patient due to the spread of the disease and enlarged glands significantly:

• Different neurological symptoms, such as neuropathy, which results in weak tactility, due to swelling of the gland and pressure on the course of the nerve.

• Inflammation of the spleen, liver, abdominal pain associated with vomiting, and intestinal obstruction.

• Testicular hypertrophy.

• Jaundice.

• Skin sores and rash after the disease spread in the skin cells.

• Vasculitis throughout the body, anemia, and lack of platelets.

 The difference between Hodgkin's lymphoma and non-Hodgkin's lymphoma is similar to the two types of cancers, but there are significant differences between them:

1. Based on age, Hodgkin's lymphoma is a condition that occurs frequently in the 15-35 age group. Non-Hodgkin's can occur at any age, but it increases in the elderly, especially after age 60.
2. According to the common: Hodgkin's lymphoma is a rare form of lymphoma, and non-Hodgkin's is the most common.
3. Diffusion: Hodgkin's lymphoma affects a specific group of glands in a specific area, moving from gland to adjoining gland in an orderly fashion. Non-Hodgkin's lymphocytes are more prevalent within the body, randomly.
4. Based on microscopic examination: the presence of Red Sternberg cells from the biopsy from the lymph node is definitive evidence of Hodgkin's lymphoma.

Causes Of Lymphoma Cancer :

The causes of lymphoma are still unclear so far despite the development of science, but scientists have identified several factors that are influential and exciting to the occurrence of the disease, including:

• Genetic factor.

• Age increases, especially those over 60.

• Males are more susceptible to infection.

• Weak immune system; due to AIDS, organ transplantation.

• Viral infections, such as hepatitis C, and the Epstein-Barr virus. Exposure to chemicals, insecticides.

• Radiation therapy for cancer diseases.

• Overweight.

Diagnosis and Treatment :

As mentioned previously, the swelling of the glands may be due to benign diseases, so the final diagnosis of this disease depends only on the biopsy of the glands glands, while the diagnosis of the disease, the doctor requests the patient to conduct physical tests, including monitoring and examination of lymph nodes and sizes in Neck, groin and armpit areas, as well as laboratory blood tests, bone marrow tests, and a range of procedures:
 X-ray, CT and MRI to determine the degree of disease and its effects.

The treatment is based on the type of cancer, its severity and prevalence, but the main treatment is radiation therapy in addition to chemotherapy, and surgical treatment of lymphoma in some cases, but chemotherapy has a more positive effect than surgery, and the disadvantages of tumor eradication that can not be completely removed , Where the opportunity to return again exists, and it is also possible to use modern immunotherapy.