What is Hodgkin's lymphoma?

Hodgkin lymphoma, also called Hodgkin Disease is a cancer of the lymphatic system that is characterized by painless enlargement of lymph nodes, the spleen, or other lymphatic tissue.

How do members experience Hodgkin's lymphoma?

Top 5 symptoms reported by people with Hodgkin's lymphoma*

*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.

Top treatments taken by people for Hodgkin's lymphoma*

*Data from patients with Hodgkin's lymphoma, who have ever reported treatments, ordered by their reporting frequency during the last 5 years.

Compare treatments taken by people with Hodgkin's lymphoma*

Treatment
Perceived effectiveness
Side effects
Total evaluations
Tried for
Treatment
Perceived effectiveness
No evaluations
Side effects
No evaluations
Total evaluations
0
Tried for
Hodgkin's lymphoma (1)
Treatment
Perceived effectiveness
No evaluations
Side effects
No evaluations
Total evaluations
0
Tried for
Hodgkin's lymphoma (1)

*Data from patients with Hodgkin's lymphoma, who have ever reported treatments, ordered by their reporting frequency during the last 5 years.

Who has Hodgkin's lymphoma on PatientsLikeMe?

Age

Age Proportion # of patients
<20 3
20s 16
30s 40
40s 55
50s 48
60s 38
70+ 22

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 73
Female 141

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What is Hodgkin's lymphoma?

Hodgkin lymphoma, also called Hodgkin Disease is a cancer of the lymphatic system that is characterized by painless enlargement of lymph nodes, the spleen, or other lymphatic tissue.



Common symptoms reported by people with Hodgkin's lymphoma

Common symptoms
How bad it is
What people are taking for it

Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.
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Treatments taken by people for Hodgkin's lymphoma

Treatment name(s)
Type
How many have tried
Tried for
Treatment name(s)
Type
Prescription Drug
How many have tried
88
Tried for
Hodgkin's lymphoma (1)
Treatment name(s)
Type
Prescription Drug
How many have tried
11
Tried for
Hodgkin's lymphoma (1)

Data from patients with Hodgkin's lymphoma, who have ever reported treatments, ordered by their reporting frequency during the last 5 years.
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Compare treatments taken by people with Hodgkin's lymphoma

Treatment name(s)
Perceived effectiveness
Side effects
Total evaluations
Tried for
Treatment name(s)
Perceived effectiveness
No evaluations
Side effects
No evaluations
Total evaluations
0
Tried for
Hodgkin's lymphoma (1)
Treatment name(s)
Perceived effectiveness
No evaluations
Side effects
No evaluations
Total evaluations
0
Tried for
Hodgkin's lymphoma (1)
  • Major
  • Moderate
  • Slight
  • None
  • Can't tell
  • Severe
  • Moderate
  • Mild
  • None

Data from patients with Hodgkin's lymphoma, who have ever reported treatments, ordered by their reporting frequency during the last 5 years.
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Who has Hodgkin's lymphoma on PatientsLikeMe?

  • 2 new patients joined this month
  • 182 say Hodgkin's lymphoma is their primary condition

Age
Age Proportion # of patients
<20 3
20s 16
30s 40
40s 55
50s 48
60s 38
70+ 22
Age at first symptom
Age at first symptom Proportion # of patients
0-19 years 12
20-29 years 30
30-39 years 17
40-49 years 8
50-59 years 7
60-69 years 3
70+ years 3

Distribution of sex

Sex
Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 73
Female 141

Diagnosis status
Diagnosis status Proportion # of patients
Diagnosed 100
Not Diagnosed 4

These charts show data from Hodgkin's lymphoma patients who have completed their condition history
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