Hodgkin's disease is generally considered one of the more curable forms of cancer. Saint Francis Cancer Center treatment options include:
- Chemotherapy: Chemotherapy is the use of drugs to kill cancer cells. It may be given in many forms including pill, injection and via a catheter. The drugs enter the bloodstream and travel through the body killing mostly cancer cells, but also some healthy cells.
- External radiation therapy: In this procedure, radiation is directed at the tumor from a source outside the body to kill the cancer cells. In many cases, both chemotherapy and radiation are used to cure a patient of Hodgkin’s disease. The choice of treatments will be based on the extent of the disease and the location of the affected lymph node(s).
- Bone marrow transplantation: During the procedure, bone marrow is removed, treated and frozen. Large doses of chemotherapy and/or radiation therapy are then applied to kill the cancer cells. After treatment, the bone marrow is replaced via a vein. Transplanted bone marrow may be the patient's bone marrow that was treated to remove cancer cells or marrow from a healthy donor.
- Peripheral blood stem cell transplantation: Stem cells (very immature cells that produce blood cells) are removed from circulating blood before chemotherapy or radiation treatment and then replaced after treatment.
- Splenectomy: This is the surgical removal of the spleen, an organ that is part of the lymphatic system.
Learn More About Hodgkin's Disease
Hodgkin's Disease Prevention and Risk Factors
Hodgkin's Disease Tests and Diagnosis
Learn More About Common Types of Cancer
To learn more about different types of cancer, please review the links below. For additional Saint Francis Cancer Center information or to schedule a consultation with a cancer specialist, please call the Saint Francis HealthLink at 918-488-6688.
Breast Cancer
Colon Cancer
Head and Neck Cancers
Hodgkin's Disease
Leukemia
Lung Cancer
Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma
Prostate Cancer
Skin Cancer
Pediatric Cancers