Lymphoma

Lymphoma is a group of blood cancers that results from white blood cells called lymphocytes. The two major types of lymphomas are Hodgkin’s lymphoma and non- Hodgkin lymphoma. There are two major types of Hodgkin lymphoma: classical Hodgkin lymphoma and nodular lymphocyte-predominant Hodgkin lymphoma. The most common symptom include: swelling of lymph nodes, which causes a lump to form under the skin. Other symptoms of HD include night sweats, itchy skin, fever, fatigue, unintended weight loss, persistent cough, trouble breathing, chest pain, pain in the lymph nodes, after consuming alcohol, enlarged spleen.