Lymphoma is a cancer of the lymph nodes, which is the body’s disease-fighting network. That network consists of the spleen, bone marrow, lymph nodes and thymus gland. There are various types of lymphoma, but two main ones: non-Hodgkin’s and Hodgkin’s. Both have much better prognoses than many types of cancer. WHAT IS HODGKIN’S LYMPHOMA? Hodgkin’s … Read more
The Oscar winner revealed on Twitter on Monday that he’s been diagnosed with lymphoma, a cancer of the lymphatic system. It’s unclear if Bridges has Hodgkin’s lymphoma or non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma.
‘Broken arm’ turned out to be blood cancer: Google worker, 33, has been in hospital for months and is fighting miracle recovery after being told he had 24 hours to live James McGill, 33, from Dublin sought medical attention for broken arm last year Injury, from two years ago, never healed properly and he had … Read more
Samantha Benson didn’t fit the mould of a typical cancer patient. At 31, the marketing director from Carnes Hill in southwest Sydney was the ‘the healthiest she had ever been’, eating a vegetarian diet, hardly drinking alcohol and doing CrossFit on her lunch break four days a week. So when her left collarbone ‘disappeared’ under inches … Read more
Hundreds of lymphoma patients are set to benefit from the first chemotherapy-free treatment for the cancer thanks to a cutting edge drug Drugs watchdog NICE approved lenalidomide, which will benefit 900 patients Lenalidomide fights follicular lymphoma by halting the growth of tumours Will be used alongside drug rituximab, which helps immune system kill cancers By Ben Spencer … Read more