LOVE Emerson Emerson is doing very well now and is in remission. I thought I would share this with you, as this touched our hearts very much. Zella, Emerson's mom Along with central nervous system tumours, lymphoma is the second most common type of cancer in the young in Canada. In most patients with lymphoma, no predisposing factors can be identified. Some rare genetic and immunologic disorders are associated with a higher than average likelihood of developing lymphoma.
Lymphoma usually originates within lymphoid tissue.
Usually the first indication of Hodgkins disease is an enlarged lymph node in an otherwise well child or teenager. Occasionally, fever, night sweats, weight loss, itchiness or cough are also present. The diagnosis is confirmed by a biopsy of the enlarged node. Many aspects of the treatment of Hodgkins disease are similar in adults and children. The main difference is that decisions about treatment must take into account normal growth and development.