Topic is Hodgkin's Lymphoma Explain medical and other interventions that may alleviate the problem or its...

Topic is Hodgkin's Lymphoma

Explain medical and other interventions that may alleviate the problem or its symptoms, including beneficial and adverse effects.

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Hodgkin's lymphoma

medical management

chemotherapy-use of drugs that kills cancer cells

ABVD- common regimen. i.e, Adriamycin( doxorubicin), bleomycin vinblastine, dacarbazine (DTIC)
BEACOPP (bleomycin, etoposide, Adriamycin, cyclophosphamide, oncovin, procarbazine, Prednisone)
Side effects:-
- Hair loss
- Mouth sores
- Loss of appetite
- Nausea and vomiting
- Diarrhea
- Immunodeficiency
- Bleeding
- Fatigue

Radiation therapy (RT)

Radiation therapy alone or followed by chemo is done
External beam radiation is delivered at the site
ISRT ( involved site RT)
IFRT ( involved field RT)
Extended field radiation
Total body irradiation
Side effects:-
- Skin changes at radiation site
- Feels tired
- Dry mouth
- Nausea
- Diarrhea

Immunotherapy

Monoclonal antibodies attack cancer cells but ignore normal cells

Brentuximab vedotin ( anti - CD30)
- Side effects:-nerve damage, low blood cell counts, fatigue, fever, nausea and vomiting, Infection, diarrhea
Rituximab(CD-20)
- Side effects:- chills, fever, nausea, rashes, fatigue, headaches

Stem cell transplant Timon

Types of transplant
- Autologous (patient's own blood stem cells)
- Allogeneic ( blood stem cells from other person in relation)

Surgical management

? Surgical removal of tumor

Nightingale answered 1 year ago

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