• Hodgkin's Disease - Staging and Treatment Guidelines
• Highlights
• Introduction
• Risk Factors
• Symptoms
• Diagnosis
• Prognosis

Treatment

Treatment options depend on:

• Type of Hodgkins disease
• Tumor stage, size, and location
• Patients age and overall health status
• Presence or absence of B symptoms (weight loss, persistent fever, night sweats)

Certain factors may determine whether more intensive treatment is required. For example, the presence of B symptoms and bulky (large mass) tumors usually indicates a more aggressive treatment approach.

Chemotherapy, radiation, or both (chemoradiation) are the main treatments for Hodgkins...