The symptoms for lymphoma disease are as follows:
- general tiredness and lack of your energy; these apply in both lymphoma cases;
- swelling of the lymph node; the upper parts of your body are more often affected, but any node that is related to the lymph organ can swell; this is not painful at all, opposite to the lymph nodes that get infected; these symptoms as well can be found in both lymphoma types;
- loss of weight is another symptom that applies to both lymphoma diseases; if you suffer from lymphoma, you are very likely to loose at least six percent of your body weight in a very short period of time;
- you will also suffer from chills and fever if suffering from any of the lymphoma diseases; the fever that you will have is not persistent;
- itching is another lymphoma symptom, but it applies more to Hodgkin' s lymphoma, than to the other lymphoma type; the itching is more deep in your skin and it can affect almost any part of your body;
- sweating at night, for apparently no reason is another lymphoma sign, that as the one above, refers more to the Hodgkin' s type of lymphoma;
Besides these lymphoma symptoms, that are the most common ones, there are also some other signs, which are less common:
- pain in the lower back is a sign for both lymphoma types of disease; this happens because the lymph nodes that are expanding actually press your nerves;
- in the Hodgkin' s lymphoma case, after consuming alcohol, you may suffer from pain in your lymph nodes;
- lesions, itching and even skin patches are also symptoms of lymphoma, but this time of the non- Hodgkin' s type of lymphoma;
To diagnose lymphoma by it' s symptoms alone is quite difficult if not impossible. This is why x- rays or some tests must be used as well. At present, there are almost 35 different lymphoma types. The treatment used differs from a type of lymphoma to another.
For more resources about lymphoma or even about mantle cell lymphoma please review this page http://www.lymphoma-center.com/mantle-cell-lymphoma.htm
