Pediatric Lymphoma

Perspectives of management of pediatric lymphoma in South Africa shared

Published in Cancer Weekly, May 3rd, 2005

Researchers shared different perspectives of the management of pediatric lymphoma in South Africa.

"Hodgkin's disease (HD) in children corresponds to a large degree to HD in adults. Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma (NHL) in children, however, differs from NHL in adults with respect to the classification, natural history, management and course. For practical reasons clinicians generally classify and treat NHL in children as either B-cell or T-cell disease," scientists in South Africa reported.

"Over the past 22 years, the Pediatric Oncology Unit of the Tygerberg Hospital has treated HD with three different regimens. Use of the CLVPP and MOPP/ABVD regimens...

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Source: Cancer Weekly (2005-05-03)

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