# Hodgkin lymphoma

Hodgkin lymphoma

class of disease, signs den symptoms| Subclass of | lymphoma  |
| Dem name after | Thomas Hodgkin  |
| Has cause | Epstein–Barr virus infection  |
| Health specialty | hematology  |
| Drug or therapy used for treatment | doxorubicin, bleomycin, vinblastine, dacarbazine  |
| ICD-9-CM | 201.0, 201.2, 201.1, 201, 201.9  |
| ICPC 2 ID | B72  |
| Opposite of | non-Hodgkin lymphoma  |

**Hodgkin lymphoma** (**HL**) be a cancer wer multinucleated Reed–Sternberg cells (RS cells) be present insyd de lymph nodes. As e dey affect a subgroup of white blood cells dem call lymphocytes, e be a lymphoma. Dem name de condition after de English physician Thomas Hodgkin, wey first describe am insyd 1832. Symptoms fi include fever, night sweats, den weight loss. Often, non-painful enlarged lymph nodes dey occur insyd de neck, under de arm, anaa insyd de groin. People e affect fi feel tired anaa be itchy.

De two major types of Hodgkin lymphoma be classical Hodgkin lymphoma den nodular lymphocyte-predominant Hodgkin lymphoma. About half of cases of Hodgkin lymphoma be secof Epstein–Barr virus (EBV) den dese be generally de classic form. Oda risk factors dey include a family history of de condition den having HIV/AIDS. Diagnosis be conducted by confirming de presence of cancer den identifying Reed–Sternberg cells insyd lymph node biopsies. De virus-positive cases be classified as a form of de Epstein–Barr virus-associated lymphoproliferative diseases.

Hodgkin lymphoma fi be treated plus chemotherapy, radiation therapy, den stem-cell transplantation. De choice of treatment often dey depend on how advance de cancer cam be den whether anaa not e get favorable features. If dem detect de disease early, a cure often be possible. Insyd de United States, 89% of people dem diagnose plus Hodgkin lymphoma survive for five years anaa longer. For those under the age of 20, rates of survival are 97%. Radiation den sam chemotherapy drugs, however, dey increase de risk of oda cancers, heart disease, anaa lung disease over de subsequent decades.

Insyd 2015, about 574,000 people globally get Hodgkin lymphoma, wey 23,900 (4.2%) die. Insyd de United States, 0.2% of people be affected at sam point insyd dema life. Chaw people be diagnosed plus de disease between de ages of 20 den 34.

## Notable cases

* Paul Allen, co-founder of Microsoft.
* Eric Berry, All-Pro strong safety for de Kansas City Chiefs of de National Football League.
* David Brooks, Welsh professional footballer.
* Dale Carnegie, public speaker den author of *How to Win Friends and Influence People*.
* Howard Carter, Egyptologist den discoverer of de Tomb of Tutankhamun.
* Starchild Abraham Cherrix
* James Conner, running back den 2014 ACC Player of de Year give de Arizona Cardinals.
* Michael Cuccione, Canadian child actor.
* Victoria Duval, American tennis player.
* Gerald Finzi, British composer.
* Mist Edvardsdóttir, Icelandic football player den member of de Icelandic women's national team.
* Delta Goodrem, Australian singer, songwriter, den actress.
* Hank Green, one of de cofounders of de Vlogbrothers, VidCon den production company Complexly.
* Jiří Grossmann, Czechoslovak theatre actor, poet, den composer
* Michael C. Hall (born 1 February 1971), American actor.
* Richard Harris, Irish actor.
* Daniel Hauser
* Tessa James, Australian actress.
* Sean Kent, American stand up comedian den actor.
* Mario Lemieux, Hall of Fame NHL player, co-owner of de Pittsburgh Penguins den founder of de Mario Lemieux Foundation.
* Dinu Lipatti (1917–1950), Romanian classical pianist den composer.
* Jack Lisowski, English snooker player.
* Mamta Mohandas, Indian film actress den producer.
* Nanni Moretti, Italian actor den director.
* Laura Packard, health care activist.
* Nikola Pokrivač, Croatian soccer midfielder.
* Anthony Rizzo, MLB All-Star first baseman give de New York Yankees.
* Dave Roberts, MLB outfielder den manager of de Los Angeles Dodgers.
* Chip Roy, Texas congressman.
* Flip Saunders, head coach of de NBA team Minnesota Timberwolves.
* Arlen Specter, United States Senator from Pennsylvania (1981–2011).
* Brandon Tartikoff, American television executive.
* Bernardo Tengarrinha, Portuguese professional footballer.
* Ethan Zohn, American professional soccer player den a winner of de *Survivor* reality television series.
* Richard Holliday, American professional wrestler

## Read further

* Jacobs, Charlotte DeCroes (2010). *Henry Kaplan and the Story of Hodgkin's Disease*. Stanford University Press. ISBN 978-0-8047-7448-2. OCLC 648759629; combines a biography of the American radiation oncologist (1918–84) with a history of the lymphatic cancer whose treatment he helped to transform.

* Hodgkin Lymphoma at American Cancer Society
* Hodgkin Lymphoma at the American National Cancer Institute