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A 28-year-old English woman consulted for a lump in her neck. Doctors told him it was the result of a cold. A few weeks later, extensive tests detected Hodgkin’s lymphoma.
- In 2012, 1880 cases of Hodgkin’s lymphoma were recorded in France.
- Sometimes the common cold causes swelling of the lymph nodes.
- Hodgkin’s lymphone mainly affects people between the ages of 20 and 40, and those over 75.
A misdiagnosis can change a life. So says a young Briton at Daily Email. Paris Wells, a 28-year-old woman, noticed a strange lump in her neck last March. Worried, she decides to consult immediately. Her general practitioner cannot see her for several days. She decides to go to the emergency room at the Princess Royal University Hospital in Orpington, Kent. The health professional who examines her is reassuring: this bump is a sequel to a cold she had the previous week. Except that the bump continues to grow and harden.
Stage 2 Hodgkin’s lymphoma
The young woman then organized herself to undergo additional examinations: in April, she returned to the hospital for an MRI and a CT scan. The results are clear: she suffers from stage 2 Hodgkin’s lymphoma. This type of cancer initially develops in the lymphatic system before spreading through the body. It is caused by the proliferation of abnormal B lymphocytes, but the exact cause of the disease is not known. “Certain risk factors have been reported, for example the virus responsible for mononucleosis (Epstein Barr virus), esteem theGustave Roussy Institute. Genetic factors may also be involved.“A deficient immune system, smoking, and being overweight are also risk factors. Initially, the main symptoms are swelling of the armpits, neck or groin, without pain, excessive sweating during the night, significant weight loss, itching, shortness of breath and cough.
Preventive egg freezing
Chemotherapy is generally proposed to treat this cancer, sometimes accompanied by radiotherapy. Paris Wells is expected to begin treatment soon. Before starting it, she had her eggs frozen. As one recalls note the Biomedicine Agency and the National Cancer Institute, “treatments that variously combine surgery, radiotherapy and chemotherapy can alter reproductive function (gametogenesis, gamete quality, endocrine function, sexuality).” Oocyte freezing is one of the techniques for preserving fertility.
In most cases, treatments are effective in curing Hodgkin’s lymphoma. It is one of the cancers with a high survival rate, compared to others. This figure varies according to age: young people have a more favorable prognosis, compared to older people. According to a study According to the National Cancer Institute, the 5-year net survival is 98% for people aged 20 at diagnosis and 48% for those aged 80.
