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Borg Svemann,
Woodworker
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Hodgkin's Disease (HD) : A malignant disorder of lymph tissue ( lymphoma ) that occurs mostly in individuals between the ages of 15 and 35.
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Albert Graham,
Backyard Pool Drainer
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I was diagnosed with Hodgkins Disease 1B, with a medistinal tumor that measured around 20 cm.
The information provided through the Hodgkins Disease Mailing List should not be used for diagnosing or treating a health problem or a disease.
This disease is much less common than Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma (see below) and tends to affect young adults.
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Zhang Xian Qian,
Ex-Olympic Swimmer
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These drugs were tested on humans with Hodgkin's disease and found to temporarily inhibit tumors.
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Billie Kirgan,
Machinist
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When Hodgkin's lymphoma was untreatable, widespread lymphocyte depletion Hodgkin disease with many bizarre Reed-Sternberg cells was often found at autopsy.
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Arthur Dawkins,
Astro-physicist
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Another patient had Hodgkin's disease and had received systemic chemotherapy and radiation therapy to a mantle field 5 years prior to the diagnosis of seminoma.
Hodgkin's Disease has a colorful history: it was not the first cancer discovered but it was one of the first in which treatments were investigated and ultimately successful.
Hodgkin's Disease is the better known form of lymphoma (the other lymphomas are grouped into what is called the Non-Hodgkin's Lymphomas ) although it occurs less frequently than Non-Hodgkin's.
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David Rosenberg,
Dermatologist
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Hodgkin's disease may occur in a single lymph node, a group of lymph nodes, or, sometimes, in other parts of the lymphatic system such as the bone marrow and spleen.
Hodgkin's disease - A cancer that affects the lymph nodes.
He was diagnosed with Hodgkin's disease there in 1971 and fought through a year of devastating chemotherapy and radiation treatment before a miraculous recovery.
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