Hodgkin’s Disease

Hodgkin’s disease is the name given to a range of lymphomas which vary from the involvement predominately of one cell type (such as a lymphocyte) or to several different cells, but all of which contain giant cells called Reed-Sternberg cells. It may affect just one lymph node or it may be widely dispersed, and involve other organs. It usually responds to treatment with chemotherapy or radiotherapy, or both. Non-Hodgkins lymphoma is a cancer of the lymphoid tissue where the characteristic Reed-Sternberg cells are absent. It may not respond to therapy as well as Hodgkin’s lymphoma. Bone marrow transplantation may be effective.
 
 
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