Lymph Node Cancer
Lymph Node Cancer
Lymph Node Cancer Treatment in Laredo, TX
Lymph nodes play a critical role in your immune system by helping to fight infection. They, like other parts of the body, can sometimes develop cancerous tumors. Those who have cancer in their lymph nodes usually had cancer in another part of their body that spread.
Cancer that first developed in lymph nodes is called lymphoma. There are two forms: non-Hodgkinand Hodgkin. Non-Hodgkin lymphoma is one of the most common types of blood cancer and is very treatable, whereas Hodgkin lymphoma is very rare and more aggressive.
Symptoms & Treatment
As with other forms of cancer, pain and swelling are two of the most common symptoms. If you notice any painful, swollen lumps in your neck or underneath your arms that don’t seem to go away after a couple of weeks, please make an appointment
with our Laredo, TX office today.
Treatments vary depending on where the tumors are, their size, and whether or not the cancer has metastasized. Surgery and chemotherapy are the most common and effective forms of treatment.