About Hodgkin's Lymphoma
As you might know, I am interested in becoming an oncologist one day and hope to attend medical school
after I have completed my undergraduate studies at the University of Pennsylvania. Thus, this section
of the site is devoted to explaining the medicine behind Hodgkin’s lymphoma. Even if you aren’t as intrigued
with medicine as I am, you might find a few of these links and topics interesting. Let me know if you have
any further questions!
Proton Therapy: A New Method of Treating Cancer
How a CT Scan Works
How a PET Scan Works
Description of Lymph Node Biopsy
The cancer cells that cause Hodgkin’s lymphoma are referred to as Reed-Sternberg cells.
The have a darker and larger nucleus than normal, healthy cells and are thus fairly easy to identify.
How a CT Scan Works
How a PET Scan Works
Description of Lymph Node Biopsy