WHAT IS LYMPHOMA? | types, symptoms & treatment

WHAT IS LYMPHOMA?

Lymphoma is cancer of the lymphatic system, It's a type of blood cancer

There are *3 TYPES* of blood cancers, leukemia, lymphoma and myeloma. (I said 2 in the video but forgot about one)

Every 3 minutes someone is diagnosed with a blood cancer
This year, there are expected to be over 85,000 new cases of lymphoma in the US
This year there will also be an estimated number of over 20,000 people in the US to die from lymphoma

Symptoms of lymphoma:
Night sweats
Fatigue
Loss of appetite
Weight loss
Shortness of breath
Swollen lymph nodes
Arm swelling

Treatments include: chemotherapy, radiation or a transplant if treatment isn't successful

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