by Debra Wood, RN
The purpose of screening is early diagnosis and treatment. Screening tests are usually administered to people without current symptoms, but who may be at high risk for certain diseases or conditions.
Routine physical exams by your doctor may identify early signs of Hodgkin’s disease before symptoms appear.
There are no national screening guidelines for Hodgkin’s disease.
Hodgkin lymphoma. National Cancer Institute website. Available at: http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/types/hodgkin. Accessed April 29, 2013.
Hodgkin lymphoma. The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society website. Available at: http://www.leukemia-lymphoma.org/hm_lls. Updated March 15, 2012. Accessed April 29, 2013.
Last reviewed April 2013 by Mohei Abouzied, MD; Michael Woods, MD
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