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Guidelines for sites linking to mayoclinic.orgMayo Clinic physicians treat Hodgkin lymphoma using multidisciplinary treatment teams that collaborate to develop the most appropriate treatment plan for each patient. Patients with Hodgkin lymphoma have access to the Mayo Clinic Cancer Center. The National Cancer Institute designated Mayo Clinic Cancer Center a comprehensive cancer center in recognition of its extensive, innovative capabilities.
Mayo Clinic specialists use the latest diagnostic tests and procedures, including blood tests, biopsies, X-rays, and computed tomography (CT) and positron emission tomography (PET) scans. Advances in diagnosis, staging, and treatment of Hodgkin lymphoma have helped to make this once-fatal disease highly treatable with the potential for full recovery. Read more about Hodgkin lymphoma diagnosis.
Before 1970, few people diagnosed with Hodgkin lymphoma recovered. Today, more than 75 percent of people who receive initial treatment experience a complete remission.
Mayo Clinic treatment team members from several disciplines approach Hodgkin lymphoma with the goal of destroying as many malignant cells as possible and bringing the disease into remission while effectively managing side effects. Treatments that may be used together to improve the outcome include chemotherapy, stem cell transplantation, and radiation therapy. Read more about Hodgkin lymphoma treatment options.
Hodgkin lymphoma is an uncommon cancer of the lymphatic system, which consists of lymph nodes (lymph glands) throughout the body. The spleen, thymus gland, and bone marrow are part of the lymphatic system and may also be involved in Hodgkin lymphoma.
In patients with this cancer, cells in the lymphatic system grow abnormally and may accumulate in the lymphatic system and in other organs. Many initial symptoms (fever, fatigue, night sweats, and weight loss) are similar to those of influenza. As the disease progresses, it compromises the body's ability to fight infection and tumors develop.
Hodgkin lymphoma is one of two general types of cancers of the lymphatic system (non-Hodgkin lymphoma is far more common). Hodgkin lymphoma most often affects people between the ages of 15 and 34 and those older than 55.
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