لمفوما هودجكن....... Hodgkin Lymphoma

The Staging of Hodgkin Lymphoma:
1: one Lymph node involved
2: more than one lymph node group in one side of the diaphragm
3: Lymph nodes in both sides of diaphragm
4: Wide Spread

and every stage divided to A, B: B means there is constitutional symptoms like fever, weight loss, which worsens the prognosis

The best initial test: it's Excisional Lymph node Biopsy, DON"T answer Needle biopsy EVER
the next step after confirmation the diagnosis is staging the lymphoma by doing CT
the first two stages are treated by radiation, and 3-4 stages by Chemotherapy (ABVD)

I think both stages need Chemo (ABVD), but duration of treatment differs. In first 2 stages: 2-4 weeks. Others: 6-8 weeks.

Reference: Medstudy 2007-2008

Yah, logically, radiation is more reliable in more localized cancers than diffuse. In stage 1 and 2, radiation will be more reliable cuz we focus the treatment on specific area. This is not true in stage 3, 4.

I think, most doctors prefer radiation (if it's effective) over chemo, chemo has more systemic unwanted effects. True?