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Health Encyclopedia: Hodgkin's Disease Staging And Treatment Guidelines
- Hodgkin's Disease - Staging and Treatment Guidelines
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Staging and Treatment Guidelines
Multiple treatment approaches are available for patients with Hodgkin's disease at nearly every stage, often resulting in similar rates of cure. Ultimately, the choice of treatment is based on a consideration of various prognostic factors as well as treatment side effects, both short and long term. Treatment decisions are individualized, and patients should discuss the pros and cons of various approaches with their doctors.
Staging the Disease
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Hodgkin's Disease: Risk Factors
...successfully for relapse they did as well as younger people. Some evidence, however, suggests that Hodgkins disease associated with the Epstein-Barr virus is more severe in the elderly (although... Read more »Hodgkin's Disease: Diagnosis
...particular, a subtype of lymphoma called anaplastic large-cell lymphoma (ALCL) might be confused with Hodgkins disease under some circumstances. [For more information, see In-Depth Report #84:... Read more »Hodgkin's Disease: Outlook
...survivors of various childhood cancers. The study found that, 30 years after treatment, patients with Hodgkins disease had among the highest risk of developing serious health problems. Female... Read more »Hodgkin's Disease: Symptoms
...orderly way from one lymph node region to the next. This process may be slow, particularly in younger people, or very aggressive. The disease typically spreads downward from the initial site.If it... Read more »Hodgkin's Disease: Resources
...Coalition for Cancer Survivorshipwww.asco.org -- American Society of Clinical Oncologywww.plwc.org -- People Living with Cancerwww.marrow.org -- National Marrow Donor Programwww.oncolink.org --... Read more »Images
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