What is lymphoma like?

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Recently, one of my colleagues always felt that he had no strength, chest tightness, and sore throat. At first, he thought he was inflamed, so he went to buy some medicine to remove the fire. However, after taking it for a period of time, he didn't get better, and his throat was still uncomfortable. Everyone advised him to go to the hospital. He went to the hospital to have an examination the other day. The doctor actually said that he was lymphoma, and he was also scared. How could he grow a tumor? He was usually very energetic. Now he looks listless every day, and his colleagues are worried about him. However, what is this lymphoma like? Let's learn about it now.

What is lymphoma like?

First: lymphoma is a kind of malignant tumor that occurs in lymph nodes or lymphoid tissue. The peak of incidence is in 30.40 years old. The clinical symptoms are mostly lymphadenopathy (mainly in the neck), which will compress the trachea and esophagus, causing dyspnea, dysphagia, hoarseness and other symptoms, accompanied by fever.

Second, the etiology of lymphoma is not clear. It is generally believed that it is caused by virus invasion or gene mutation. In addition, if long-term exposure to radiation, radioactive substances or chemical drugs, it may also cause the infection of this disease. In addition, the onset of the disease is also related to its own immune ability.

Third: the treatment of lymphoma generally adopts radiotherapy, chemotherapy, surgical treatment, bone marrow transplantation and other methods. But it is usually used in combination with several methods. For example, after surgery, followed by radiotherapy and chemotherapy. The curative effect of bone marrow transplantation on lymphoma needs to be confirmed. In addition, it can be treated with traditional Chinese medicine.

matters needing attention

Usually pay more attention to climate change, strengthen physical exercise, improve their immunity and disease resistance, pay attention to personal hygiene and cleaning, avoid unnecessary damage and stimulation. At the same time, we should pay more attention to other chronic diseases that may be related to this disease, and actively treat them once they have.