Lymphatic Cancer: This type of cancer is also known as Hodgkin’s disease as well as lymphoma. This is a type of cancer of the lymph tissues originating in the lymph nodes, liver, bone marrow as well as spleen. The first indication of this type of cancer is usually an enlarged lymph node. The disease may then spread to lymph nodes nearby. Then it can spread to the bone marrow, lungs or liver. What causes this condition is not known.

The type of disease is very rare. Symptoms consist of: fever and chills, night sweats, loss of appetite, itchy skin, and weight loss, swelling of lymph nodes in the armpits, neck or groin that is painless.

Physicians usually can diagnose this type of cancer by performing a biopsy. This consists of removal and examination of a tissue piece under the microscope. Treatment can vary dependent on how far the disease has spread as well as often includes chemotherapy or radiation therapy.

The sooner this disease is diagnosed, the more any treatment is effective. In the majority of cases, this cancer can be cured.