WHAT IS LYMPHOMA? | types, symptoms & treatment

WHAT IS LYMPHOMA? Lymphoma is cancer of the lymphatic system, It's a type of blood cancer There are 3 TYPES of blood cancers, leukemia, lymphoma and myeloma. (I said 2 in the video but forgot about one) Every 3 minutes someone is diagnosed with a blood cancer This year, there are expected to be over 85,000 new cases of lymphoma in the US This year there will also be an estimated number of over 20,000 people in the US to die from lymphoma Symptoms of lymphoma: Night sweats Fatigue Loss of appetite Weight loss Shortness of breath Swollen lymph nodes Arm swelling Treatments include: chemotherapy, radiation or a transplant if treatment isn't successful 🤍 TO DONATE: https://bethematch.org/ 🤍 For more info on blood cancers visit: https://www.lls.org/facts-and-statist... 🤍 FOLLOW ME ON INSTA:   / lifewithlaurenmae   #lymphoma #cancerdiagnosis #whatislymphoma