Introduction
Lymphoma cancer is the cancer that forms in the
lymphatic system. The lymphatic system fights
off germs in your body. There are 2 main types,
which include: Hodgkin's lymphona and
non-hodgkin's lymphona. The main places where
cancers form are lymphnodes, lymph vessels,
spleen, bone marrow, thymus, adenoids and
tonsils, and the digestive tract. The most
common type of hodgkin lymphoma is known as
Classic Hodgkin lymphoma with the less common
being Nodular lymphocyte-predominant Hodgkin
lymphoma. With non-Hodgkin lymphoma, there are B
lymphocytes and T lymphocytes. The Hodgkin
Lymphoma risk factors can be seen
here
and the non-Hodgkin lymphoma risk factors can be
seen
here.
Mechanisms and genetic alterations
The most common mutated genes for non-Hodgkin
lymphoma are
KMT2D,
MYD88,
PIM1,
CREBBP,
BCL2,
SPEN,
ARID1A.
Current lymphoma cancer treatments
For Hodgkin lymphoma
New treatments in clinical trials