Chao News Client Reporter Sui Xue
When cancer occurs in the body, our immune system will identify and attack the cancer cells to destroy them. But just as warriors charging into battle sometimes break defenses, cancer can develop in the immune system itself. Lymphoma is a cancer that originates from the body's immune system.
Different from people's traditional understanding that "cancer is a disease of the elderly", a considerable number of lymphoma patients are young people. Tao Tao (pseudonym), who was studying in college in Hangzhou, went to the doctor due to sudden fatigue when he was 19 years old, and was diagnosed with Hodgkin lymphoma.
Taotao (pseudonym) is a sunny and sporty boy. Growing up, he was indispensable in every school sports meeting. He loved playing basketball and served as a main player in the university's basketball team.
But during a school team training, Taotao suddenly felt a little powerless. Originally, I ran the whole race from start to finish. I was still in the warm-up stage that day, and I felt exhausted after just a few steps.
couldn't keep up and kept calling for a break. His teammates also noticed something strange about Tao Tao. "I must have stayed up too late recently, and I am not in good condition today." Tao Tao laughed at himself. Before the regular training was completed, Tao Tao ended early because he couldn't hold on.
In the next few days, Taotao still felt weak, as if no matter how much he rested, he could not recover.
After learning about her son's abnormal health, Taotao's mother rushed to the school and took him to the hospital. During the consultation, the outpatient doctor discovered that Taotao had a "small pimple" the size of a broad bean on his neck.
"I touched it when I was washing my face recently, but it wasn't painful or itchy, so I didn't care about it." Taotao said.
"From the B-ultrasound, the structure of this small pimple is not very good. It is recommended to take the child to see the hematology department."
After hearing the doctor's reply, Taotao's mother did not dare to neglect. After asking many questions, she took the film and took Tao with her. Tao found Dr. Zhao Yi, chief physician of the Hematology Department of the First Hospital of Zhejiang University.
Director Zhao Yi's team looked at it and highly suspected that the new "little pimple" on Taotao's neck was not swollen lymph nodes caused by routine inflammation. They recommended further puncture biopsy to confirm the diagnosis. The subsequent pathological results were as he had judged, and Taotao was diagnosed with stage II Hodgkin lymphoma.
After learning the diagnosis result, Taotao's mother instantly broke down and burst into tears. "I have never heard of this disease. My child has always been in good health and has just begun a great life. Why did he get cancer?"
"Hodgkin's lymphoma has two incidence peaks. The first peak is over the age of 18. "Young people." Chief physician Zhao Yi said with relief, "Stage II is still early, and the prognosis is still relatively good. As long as systematic treatment is carried out, the cure rate is very high."
After six courses of standard chemotherapy, Taotao's neck and mediastinal lymphadenopathy disappeared. After the treatment, Taotao returned to campus as scheduled and continued to take traditional Chinese medicine to recuperate his body. However, during the follow-up, a new lesion caused Taotao's mother to panic about the recurrence of lymphoma. Fortunately, the result was a near miss. After consultation with experts, it was determined that the new lesion was inflammatory lymphadenopathy and not a recurrence of lymphoma.
Today, more than two years have passed, and Taotao's college studies are still continuing. He is still as impressive on the court as he was back then, and he is still the main force in scoring.
Chief Physician Zhao Yi reminded that many factors may cause lymph node enlargement, but if progressive and painless lymph node enlargement occurs, you should be vigilant. So, how to determine whether enlarged lymph nodes are benign or malignant? Why does lymphoma "favor" young people? How to identify clues of lymphoma as early as possible? On January 23rd (Tuesday) from 16:00 to 17:00, we invited Chief Physician Zhao Yi from the Bone Marrow Transplantation Center of the Department of Hematology, First Hospital of Zhejiang University, to be a guest in the live broadcast room of famous doctors on the Zhejiang Big Health video account, and talk to you about the things that happen to you. "Little pimple".
Scan the QR code to book a live broadcast immediately and have the opportunity to interact with experts.Not to be missed!
Live broadcast topic: This kind of cancer "favors" young people, be wary of "little bumps" on the body
Speaker doctor: Zhao Yi, chief physician of the Bone Marrow Transplantation Center of the Hematology Department of the First Hospital of Zhejiang University
Live broadcast time: January 23 (Tuesday) 16 ：00—17：00
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