MANAGEMENT

- Management for Hodgkin lymphoma are chemotherapy alone, or chemotherapy

followed by radiotherapy. Occasionally, chemotherapy may be combined with
steroid medicine.
- Surgery isn’t generally used to treat the condition, except for the biopsy used to
diagnose it.

Chemotherapy
- Is a type of cancer treatment where medicine is used to kill cancer cells. It can be
given in a number of different ways, depending on the stage of your cancer.
- If doctors think your cancer is curable, you’ll normally receive chemotherapy
through a drip directly into a vein (intravenous chemotherapy).
- Chemotherapy is usually given over a period of a few months on an outpatient.
However, there may be times when your symptoms or the side effects of treatment
become particularly troublesome and a longer hospital stay may be needed
Chemotherapy have a several side effects which is:
 Fatigue
 Breathlessness
 Increased vulnerability to infection
 Bleeding and bruising more easily

Possible side effects of chemotherapy:

 Nausea and vomiting
 Diarrhea
 Loss of appetite
 Mouth ulcers
 Tiredness
 Skin rashes
 Hair loss
If any symptoms have experienced, treatment may need to be delayed so the body
can produce more healthy blood cells.
Most side effects should pass once the treatment has finished. Report any untoward
sign and symptoms.

Radiotherapy
- is most often used to treat early-stage Hodgkin lymphoma, where the cancer is only
in 1 part of the body.
 - Management is normally given in short daily sessions, Monday to Friday, over
several weeks. Staying in the hospital is not required.
- Radiotherapy itself is painless, but it can have some significant side effects such as:
 Tiredness
 Nausea and vomiting
 Dry mouth
 Loss of appetite
Most of this side effects are temporary, but there’s a risk of long term problems,
including infertility and permanently darkened skin in the treatment area.

Steroid medicine
- Steroid medicine is sometimes used in combination with chemotherapy as a more
intensive treatment for advanced Hodgkin lymphoma, or if initial treatment has not
worked.
- Steroids kill cancer cells and shrink tumors as part of chemotherapy and decrease
swelling.
- Steroid medicine is given intravenously, usually at the same time as chemotherapy.
Common side effects of steroid medicine include:
 Increased appetite
 Indigestion
 Problems sleeping
 Feeling agitated

Citation: Hodgkin Lymphoma Treatment | Treatment for Hodgkin Disease. (n.d.). Hodgkin
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lymphoma/treating.html