Hodgkin's lymphoma is recognized as one of the most treatable cancers, with over 90% of patients surviving more than five years. Non-Hodgkin's, ...BlogHodgkin’s&Non-Hodgkin’sLymphoma:What’stheDifference?August19,2019NFCRWriterBrittanyCiupkaBlog,RareCancerWhendiscussingthecomplexdiseaseknownascancer,itissurprisinglyeasytofollowalongastoitsprimarilyaffectedlocation.Mostcancersarereferredtobywherethetumorisinitiallysituated.Breastcancer,livercancerandtesticularcancerarejustafewofthestraightforwardexamples.Thereare,however,somemoreobscurenamesusedtoidentifyothercancers.Lymphomaisaperfectexample.InconjunctionwithSeptember’sdesignationasLymphomaAwarenessMonth,we’lltodayexaminethediseaseinfurtherdepth.Whetherhearing‘lymphoma’forthefirst(orevententh)time,itdoesn’tpaintanautomaticpictureofwherethecancerisinthebody.Whenmakingtheconnectionbetweenthelymphaticsystemandlymphoma,thementalimageonlybecomessomewhatclearer.Withfurtherinvestigation,onewillfindthatlymphomaisacancerthatimpactscertaincellsintheimmunesystem.Anormallymphaticsystemcarriesacolorlessfluidcalledlymphviatubesandlymphnodes.Lymphistransportedtomanypartsofthebody,suchasthespleen,tonsils,thymus,andbonemarrow.Variouskindsofwhitebloodcellsarefoundwithinlymphandhelpfightdiseasewithinthebody.Though,evenwiththisunderstanding,lymphomathrowsanotherwrenchintothegears.Lymphomadiagnosesarethenbrokendownintotwotypes:Hodgkin’sandnon-Hodgkin’s.WhatisthedifferencebetweenNon-Hodgkin’slymphomaandHodgkin’slymphoma?Medicalprofessionalsareabletodistinguishnon-Hodgkin’sfromHodgkin’slymphoma(formerlyreferredtoasHodgkin’sdisease)byexaminingthewhitebloodcellsaffectedbythedisease.IfthedoctordoesnotdetectwhatisknownasaReed-Sternbergcell,thelymphomaisclassifiedasnon-Hodgkin’s.IfthereareReed-Sternbergcellspresent,itisclassifiedasHodgkin’slymphoma.Reed-Sternbergcellsaregiantcellsfoundinlymphfluid.Theyarerelativelyeasytoidentifyunderthemicroscopeduetothefactthattheyaresolargeandoftencontainmorethanonenucleus.Whichtypeoflymphomaismorecommon?Both