| You will get all those answered eventually, | | | | able develop in many parts of your body, such as |
| however you first should know a little bit about | | | | the spleen, lymph nodes, bone marrow, and blood. |
| cancer itself.Bone Cancer Symptoms Leg Here | | | | There are two major types of cancer of the |
| we answer some of the questions to help you | | | | lymphatic system; Hodgkin's Lymphoma and |
| understand better what is going on inside your | | | | Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma, others exists as well |
| body. | | | | but these are the main two. |
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| certain of your body's cells become abnormal and | | | | What is a Lymphocyte? White blood cells which |
| grow uncontrollably, beyond the ability of your | | | | help the body fight off infections and other |
| body to destroy these rogue cells. Your natural | | | | foreign entities in your body. Lymphocytes are |
| body defenses become insufficient to fight off | | | | manufactured in the bone marrow, spleen, and |
| this rapid growth of cells. Typically these cells then | | | | lymph nodes, and flow through your body in the |
| group together in a mass form called a tumor. | | | | lymph system. You have two main types of |
| Your body is comprised of millions of cells, all | | | | lymphocytes. |
| working together in balance within your body for | | | | B-lymphocytes grow into plasma cells which make |
| it's proper function. Blood cells, for example | | | | proteins known as antibodies. T-lymphocytes help |
| function in homeostasis; your body must have | | | | destroy your body's own cells when they become |
| red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets for | | | | infected. They assist in you fighting off viral |
| you to live and breathe. These cells each have a | | | | infections that medications don't seem to take of. |
| life span and age in your body. When they near | | | | T cells help fight off cancer as well. Once these |
| the end of their life span they are destroyed, and | | | | cells have done their jobs the survivors develop |
| new cells form to replace the lost ones. The | | | | into memory cells stored in the lymph nodes. |
| process takes place continually, but for some this | | | | They remain, and if that particular antigen |
| process doesn't work properly. Cells may be | | | | reappears they help fight if off again. This is how |
| formed too soon and not reach maturity, or be | | | | vaccines can work in our body. |
| destroyed prematurely. When this happens cancer | | | | How is Lymphoma treated? The various types of |
| can be the root cause of the process not | | | | lymphoma are treated differently. Your physician |
| functioning as it should. | | | | will be better able to inform you which course of |
| What is Lymphoma? Lymphoma is cancer of the | | | | treatment is available for you. The majority of |
| lymphatic system. What occurs is that | | | | cancers are treated with immunotherapy, |
| lymphocytes are not maturing as they should, and | | | | chemotherapy, and radiation. The objective is to |
| are not becoming normal white blood cells. When | | | | get rid of the abnormal cells and to allow new |
| such abnormal cells start taking over they will | | | | healthy cells to develop in their place. A number of |
| replicate faster than normal white blood cells and | | | | treatments are sometimes needed to reach this |
| live longer than normal lymphocytes. They are | | | | goal and help you recover. |