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Hodgkin's Disease

Hodgkin's Disease

Hodgkin's disease, also known as Hodgkin's lymphoma, is an immune disease characterized by abnormal growth of cells in the lymphatic system. This form of cancer is most common in young adults between 15 and 35 years of age, or in adults over the age of 50. 

Lymphoma occurs when cells in the lymph nodes start to produce malignant cells that can attack other tissues in the body. Hodgkin's disease is the rarer of the two varieties of lymphatic cancer, the other being non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. There are four kinds of Hodgkin's disease: chronic lymphocytic leukemia; cutaneous B-cell lymphoma; cutaneous T-cell lymphoma; and lymphoma. 

Among the common symptoms of Hodgkin's disease are swelling of the lymph nodes in the armpit, groin or neck; fever; night sweats, unexplained weight loss; fatigue; itching; and a heightened sensitivity to alcohol. Risk factors for the condition include age, a family history of the disease, being male, and a history of illnesses caused by the Epstein-Barr virus. 

Treatment of Hodgkin's disease depends on the stage of cancer, but options include chemotherapy, radiation therapy, bone marrow transplants, and drug therapy using medication. Drug classes sometimes used to treat Hodgkin's disease are nitrosoureas, nitrogen mustard analogs, methylhydrazines, other cytotoxic antibiotics, other topical antineoplastics, antineoplastic monoclonal antibodies, and vinca alkaloids and analogs.

Drugs Used To Treat Hodgkin's Disease:

No drug image available Solu-cortef
Systemic Corticosteroids, Plain
Commonly used to treat Asthma, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Psoriasis, Allergic Conjunctivitis, Anaphylaxis, Crohn's Disease.
Photo of the drug Rayos. Rayos
Systemic Corticosteroids, Plain
Commonly used to treat Asthma, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Eczema, Leukemia, Lupus, Allergic Conjunctivitis.
Photo of the drug Medrol. Medrol
Systemic Corticosteroids, Plain
Commonly used to treat Asthma, Eczema, Leukemia, Lupus, Psoriasis, Multiple Sclerosis.


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Drugs related to Hodgkin's Disease:

No drug image available Solu-cortef
Systemic Corticosteroids, Plain
Commonly used to treat Asthma, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Psoriasis, Allergic Conjunctivitis, Anaphylaxis, Crohn's Disease.
Photo of the drug Rayos. Rayos
Systemic Corticosteroids, Plain
Commonly used to treat Asthma, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Eczema, Leukemia, Lupus, Allergic Conjunctivitis.
Photo of the drug Medrol. Medrol
Systemic Corticosteroids, Plain
Commonly used to treat Asthma, Eczema, Leukemia, Lupus, Psoriasis, Multiple Sclerosis.
Photo of the drug Methylprednisolone. Methylprednisolone
Systemic Corticosteroids, Plain
Commonly used to treat Asthma, Eczema, Leukemia, Lupus, Psoriasis, Multiple Sclerosis.
No drug image available Keytruda
Antineoplastic Monoclonal Antibodies
Commonly used to treat Melanoma, Hodgkin's Disease, head and neck cancer.
Photo of the drug Cyclophosphamide. Cyclophosphamide
Nitrogen Mustard Analogs
Commonly used to treat Breast Cancer, Leukemia, Hodgkin's Disease, Ovarian Cancer, acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL), acute myelogenous leukemia (AML).
Photo of the drug Prednisolone. Prednisolone
Systemic Corticosteroids, Plain
Commonly used to treat Asthma, Eczema, Gout, Psoriasis, Multiple Sclerosis, Allergic Conjunctivitis.
Photo of the drug Mustargen. Mustargen
Other Alkylating Agents
Commonly used to treat Lung Cancer, Hodgkin's Disease, peritoneal effusion, pericardial effusion, chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL), chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML).
Photo of the drug Gleostine. Gleostine
Nitrosoureas
Commonly used to treat Brain Tumor, Hodgkin's Disease, brain metastases.
No drug image available Loesch Anti-itch Therapy
Topical Anti-hemorrhoidals with Corticosteroids
Commonly used to treat Psoriasis, Hemorrhoids, insect bites or stings, polymorphous light eruption, Rhus dermatitis, alopecia.
Photo of the drug Deltasone. Deltasone
Systemic Corticosteroids, Plain
Commonly used to treat Asthma, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Eczema, Leukemia, Lupus, Allergic Conjunctivitis.
No drug image available Adriamycin
Anthracyclines
Commonly used to treat Breast Cancer, Hodgkin's Disease, Ovarian Cancer, acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL), acute myelogenous leukemia (AML), bladder cancer.
Photo of the drug Millipred. Millipred
Systemic Corticosteroids, Plain
Commonly used to treat Asthma, Eczema, Gout, Psoriasis, Multiple Sclerosis, Allergic Conjunctivitis.
Photo of the drug Bleomycin. Bleomycin
Other Cytotoxic Antibiotics
Commonly used to treat Cervical Cancer, Hodgkin's Disease, head and neck cancer, non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL), testicular cancer.
Photo of the drug Prednisone. Prednisone
Systemic Corticosteroids, Plain
Commonly used to treat Asthma, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Eczema, Leukemia, Lupus, Allergic Conjunctivitis.
Photo of the drug Dexamethasone. Dexamethasone
Systemic Corticosteroids, Plain
Commonly used to treat Chronic ITP, Edema, ulcerative colitis.
Photo of the drug Cortef. Cortef
Systemic Corticosteroids, Plain
Commonly used to treat Asthma, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Psoriasis, Allergic Conjunctivitis, Chronic ITP, Crohn's Disease.
Photo of the drug Depo-Medrol. Depo-Medrol
Systemic Corticosteroids, Plain
Commonly used to treat Asthma, Eczema, Psoriasis, Multiple Sclerosis, Allergic Conjunctivitis, Anaphylaxis.
Photo of the drug Solu-medrol. Solu-medrol
Systemic Corticosteroids, Plain
Commonly used to treat Asthma, Eczema, Psoriasis, Multiple Sclerosis, Allergic Conjunctivitis, Anaphylaxis.
Photo of the drug Pediapred. Pediapred
Systemic Corticosteroids, Plain
Commonly used to treat Asthma, Eczema, Gout, Psoriasis, Multiple Sclerosis, Allergic Conjunctivitis.
Photo of the drug Cortisone. Cortisone
Systemic Corticosteroids, Plain
Commonly used to treat Asthma, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Psoriasis, Allergic Conjunctivitis, Meningitis, Anaphylaxis.
Photo of the drug Leukeran. Leukeran
Nitrogen Mustard Analogs
Commonly used to treat Hodgkin's Disease, chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL), non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL).
Photo of the drug Matulane. Matulane
Methylhydrazines
Commonly used to treat Hodgkin's Disease.
Photo of the drug Dacarbazine. Dacarbazine
Other Alkylating Agents
Commonly used to treat Hodgkin's Disease.
Photo of the drug Valchlor. Valchlor
Other Topical Antineoplastics
Commonly used to treat Lung Cancer, Hodgkin's Disease, peritoneal effusion, pericardial effusion, chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL), chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML).
No drug image available Adcetris
Antineoplastic Monoclonal Antibodies
Commonly used to treat Hodgkin's Disease, non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL).
Photo of the drug Vinblastine. Vinblastine
Vinca Alkaloids and Analogs
Commonly used to treat Hodgkin's Disease, Kaposi's Sarcoma, non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL), testicular cancer.
Photo of the drug Lomustine. Lomustine
Nitrosoureas
Commonly used to treat Hodgkin's Disease.
No drug image available Doxorubicin
Anthracyclines
Commonly used to treat Hodgkin's Disease, Ovarian Cancer, neuroblastoma, soft-tissue sarcoma, thyroid cancer, Stomach Cancer.
Photo of the drug Thiotepa. Thiotepa
Ethylene Imines
Commonly used to treat Breast Cancer, Hodgkin's Disease, Ovarian Cancer, peritoneal effusion, pericardial effusion, bladder cancer.
No drug image available A-hydrocort

Commonly used to treat Asthma, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Psoriasis, Allergic Conjunctivitis, Anaphylaxis, Crohn's Disease.
No drug image available Flo-pred
Systemic Corticosteroids, Plain
Commonly used to treat Asthma, Eczema, Gout, Psoriasis, Multiple Sclerosis, Allergic Conjunctivitis.
No drug image available Arze-ject-a

Commonly used to treat Asthma, Multiple Sclerosis, Meningitis, Hodgkin's Disease, Psoriatic Arthritis, Addison's disease.
No drug image available Baycadron
Systemic Corticosteroids, Plain
Commonly used to treat Asthma, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Psoriasis, Multiple Sclerosis, Allergic Conjunctivitis, Anaphylaxis.
Photo of the drug Bicnu. Bicnu
Nitrosoureas
Commonly used to treat Hodgkin's Disease, astrocytoma, brain metastases, multiple myeloma, glioblastoma multiforme, malignant glioma.
Photo of the drug Opdivo. Opdivo
Immunomodulators, Monoclonal Antibodies
Commonly used to treat Hodgkin's Disease, head and neck cancer.
Photo of the drug Cytarabine (pf). Cytarabine (pf)
Pyrimidine Analogs
Commonly used to treat Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML), acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL), acute myelogenous leukemia (AML), carcinomatous meningitis, chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML).

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