Lymphoma
Lymphoma: Symptoms, Causes, Diagnosis, Treatment, and Future Outlook.: Symptoms, Causes, Diagnosis, Treatment, and Future Outlook.
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What is Lymphoma?
Lymphoma is cancer of lymphocytes in the lymphatic system, classified as Hodgkin (10%) or non-Hodgkin (90%, B/T/NK-cell). In 2025, ~90,000 US cases, all ages.
Symptoms
Symptoms include swollen nodes, B symptoms, itch, fatigue, infections. Site-specific: abdominal pain, skin rashes. In 2025, incidental common.
Causes
Causes include infections (EBV, HTLV), immunosuppression, autoimmunity, genetics (translocations). In 2025, microenvironment key.
Diagnosis
Diagnosis uses biopsy, imaging (PET-CT), bone marrow. Molecular for subtypes. In 2025, NGS standard.
Treatment
Treatment includes chemo (R-CHOP), radiation, immunotherapy (rituximab, CAR-T), targeted (ibrutinib). In 2025, bispecifics improve relapsed.
Future Outlook
In 2025, survival 70%, varying by type. CAR-T raises relapsed to 50%. By 2030, precision could cure 80%.
Sources
The information for lymphoma is sourced from Mayo Clinic’s “Lymphoma – Symptoms and causes” for causes; Cleveland Clinic’s “Lymphoma: Symptoms, Causes and Treatment” for treatment; The Minor Surgery Center’s “Lymphoma Explained (2025 Comprehensive Update)” for updates; Mayo Clinic’s “Lymphoma – Diagnosis and treatment” for diagnosis; WebMD’s “Lymphoma: Symptoms, Causes, Diagnosis, Treatment” for overview; PubMed’s “Hodgkin lymphoma: 2025 update” for HL; AAFP’s “Lymphoma: Diagnosis and Treatment” for treatment; Everyday Health’s “Lymphoma: Symptoms, Causes, Diagnosis, Treatment, and Prevention” for prevention; Healthline’s “Lymphoma: Symptoms, Types, Treatments, and Outlook” for outlook; NCBI’s “Lymphoma – StatPearls” for symptoms.