Symptoms
Causes
Survival Rates
Treatment
Potpourri
100
True or false: itchy skin is a symptom of Lymphoma
What is true
100
True of False: the cause of Hodgkin's Lymphoma is mostly unknown
What is true
100
Which form of lymphoma results is higher mortality rates?
What is Non-Hodgkin's
100
Name one form of treatment used for Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma
What is chemotherapy, radiation, and drug therapy
100
true or false: Lymphoma is the name for a group of blood cancers that develop in the digestive system
What is false Lymphoma develops in the lymphatic system
200
Name two symptoms of lymphoma that are common to many other cancers as well
What are weight loss and fatigue
200
Name two viruses that can contribute to getting lymphoma
What are HTLV, HIV, and EBV
200
What percentage of patients survive Hodgkin's lymphoma?
What is 75
200
What is the most treatment for Hodgkin's lymphoma?
What is combination chemotherapy and radiation therapy
200
Name the three things found in the lymphatic system
What are marrow, lymphocytes, and lymph nodes
300
Name three symptoms of Lymphoma that can also be seen in the flu or the common cold
What are cough and shortness of breath, fever, night sweats, swollen lymph nodes, and fatigue
300
A history of having what disease makes a person more susceptible to contracting Hodgkin's lymphoma as a young adult as compared to any age
What is mononucleosis
300
According to data taken in 2006, what is the average rate of survival past 5 years for lymphoma
What is 69.1%
300
How long does treatment usually last?
What is anywhere from 6-10 months
300
Non-hodgkins lymphoma has all of the same symptoms as does Hodgkins lymphoma except for this
What is getting a rash
400
One symptom of lymphoma is swollen lymph nodes: name three places in the body where these lymph nodes may be found
What are diaphragm, spleen, pelvic area, neck, armpit, abdomen, and groin
400
Name the pesticide that has contributed to farmers contracting non-hodgkin's lymphoma
What is organochlorine
400
Children ages 0-19 have what percent chance at surviving past 5 years?
What is 84.1
400
Name a common side effect of treatment for both men and women
What is infertility
400
Name the cell that is found in Hodgkin's lymphoma that is not found in Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma
What is the Reed-Sternberg cell
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