Hodgkin's Disease

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Questions to Ask Your Doctor about Hodgkin’s Disease(Free Handout)

Treatment by Stage


Early-stage HD

If Hodgkin's disease (HD) is in its early stages and disease is contained above the diaphragm, the large abdominal muscle that controls breathing, radiation therapy typically has been the treatment of choice (see Radiation). External beam radiation (delivered outside of the body by a machine) usually is aimed at the mantle field - the neck, chest, and lymph nodes under the arms. Occ...Read the full article