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Katie felt a lump near her neck. She visited a doctor who performed a biopsy and diagnosed that she has cancer of the lymph nodes. What is the medical term for Katie's condition?

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cancer that starts in the lymphatic system, such as non-Hodgkin lymphoma and Hodgkin lymphoma.
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Lymphoma is the medical term for Katie's condition. Lymphoma is a cancer of the lymphatic nodes.

What is lymphoma?

  • Lymphoma is a malignancy that starts in the immune system's infection-fighting cells called lymphocytes. The lymph nodes contain these cells.
  • The body's disease-fighting system is the lymphatic system.
  • The lymph nodes, spleen, thymus gland, and bone marrow are all part of it.
  • Hodgkin's lymphoma and non-lymphoma Hodgkin's are the two most common kinds of lymphoma.
  • Enlarged lymph nodes, tiredness, and weight loss are some of the symptoms.
  • Chemotherapy, medicine, radiation therapy, and, in rare cases, stem-cell transplantation are all options for treatment.

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