Lymphoma refers to a form of tumor caused by the immune system, involving abnormal activity of lymphocytes, body cells that belong to the lymphatic system. Lymphocytes are born at the level of the bone marrow and their primary role inside the body is to identify antigens (foreign bodies that are malignant to the organism) and to trigger the action of the immune system, telling it to attack the discovered antigens.

The symptoms for lymphoma disease are as follows:

- loss of weight is another symptom that applies to both lymphoma diseases; if you suffer from lymphoma, you are very likely to loose at least six percent of your body weight in a very short period of time;

- you will also suffer from chills and fever if suffering from any of the lymphoma diseases; the fever that you will have is not persistent;

Besides these lymphoma symptoms, that are the most common ones, there are also some other signs, which are less common:

- pain in the lower back is a sign for both lymphoma types of disease; this happens because the lymph nodes that are expanding actually press your nerves;

- lesions, itching and even skin patches are also symptoms of lymphoma, but this time of the non- Hodgkin' s type of lymphoma;

The treatment of lymphoma comprises a wide variety of immunosuppressant medications as well as a series of specific cancer therapies. Patients with lymphoma are often prescribed combination treatments, receiving carefully established doses of cancer medications according to age, gender and more important, the type of lymphoma and its stage of progression. In order to maximize the potency of the treatment and reduce the risks of relapse, doctors need to take in consideration all these previously mentioned aspects when deciding upon the appropriate dose of medications.

If patients are administered lymphoma medications in the wrong dose, the treatment will either fail to accomplish its expected action (in case of under-dosage) or generate severe temporary or even permanent side-effects (in case of over-dosage). Choosing the most appropriate drugs and deciding the perfect individual dose for each patient with lymphoma is a very challenging and time-consuming task for doctors. However, if this protocol is not followed correctly, the existing treatment of lymphoma can produce a series of undesired results.

To diagnose lymphoma by it' s symptoms alone is quite difficult if not impossible. This is why x- rays or some tests must be used as well.

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