What is "lymphoma"?

What is "lymphoma"?

Lymphoma can be characterised as a cancer involving the immune system. Lymphocytes, which are where lymphoma is derived from, are a part of your immune system. They are part of your white blood cells. There are B lymphocytes and there are T lymphocytes. B lymphocytes function to make antibodies against disease and against infection, and T lymphocytes don't make antibodies but assist the B cells in fighting infection. When something goes wrong in these cells, in the B cells, or the T cells, usually where they are made in the lymph glands, in the lymph nodes, then that problem leads to overabundance production of B cells and/or T cells in that particular area. Both lymphomas, Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma and Hodgkin's lymphoma can present in the same manner. Hodgkin's lymphomas involve subtypes of lymphocytes that look different under the microscope. They have different characteristics but ultimately get treated the same way, although with different chemotherapeutic agents.