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DISEASES OF LYMPH NODES

DISEASES OF LYMPHNODES. DISEASES OF LYMPH NODES. LYMPH AND LYMPH NODES. Lymph is a clear fluid that travels through your body's arteries, circulates through your tissues to cleanse them and keep them firm, and then drains away through the lymphatic system.

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DISEASES OF LYMPH NODES

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  1. DISEASES OF LYMPHNODES DISEASES OF LYMPH NODES

  2. LYMPH AND LYMPH NODES • Lymph is a clear fluid that travels through your body's arteries, circulates through your tissues to cleanse them • and keep them firm, and then drains away through the lymphatic system. • Lymph nodes are the filters along the lymphatic system. Their job is to filter out and trap bacteria, viruses, • cancer cells, and other unwanted substances, and to make sure they are safely eliminated from the body.

  3. HODGKIN’S DISEASE • Hodgkin's disease is one of a group of diseases called lymphomas. They are all produced by cancers forming in the • cells of the lymphatic system. • The lymphatic system is a series of microscopic vessels that drain fluid away from the tissues and return it to blood

  4. HODKIN’S DISEASE

  5. Hodgkin's disease affects the lymph glands and may be hidden in the deeper parts of the body. Your doctor will want to know whether these lymph glands or nodes are involved as this will influence the kind

  6. Hodgkin‘sdisese affects the lymph glands and may be in the deeper parts of the body. Your doctor will want to know whether these lymph glands or nodes involved as this willinfluence the kind of treatment required. Common tests

  7. include:removal of an affected gland for investigation.a bone marrow sample - taken from the back of the hip bone.X-rays. r Text Here .

  8. How is Hodgkin's disease treated?

  9. How is Hodgkin's disease treated? The treatment of Hodgkin's disease normally involves radiotherapy, chemotherapy or both. The type of treatment depends on the number of clusters of lymph glands and the types of cells involved

  10. RADIO THERAPY Radiotherapy For some patients this may be all the treatment they require to be cured. The patient will attend a specialist centre as an outpatient for six to eight weeks.TextHere Your Text Here

  11. CHEMOTHERAPY Chemotherapy Chemotherapy is usually given as injections into veins and tablets may also be prescribed. It is usually given on an outpatient patient basis at three to four weekly intervals over a period of four to six months. Chemotherapy may make patients lose their our Text Here

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