| Coverage : What are the lymphoma symptoms? Do you have them? Take the Lymphoma Symptom Quiz and find out the main symptoms of lymphoma. All it takes is two minutes to take the Lymphoma Symptom Quiz and find out the most important facts related to the symptoms of lymphoma. |
| 1. | What is lymphoma? |
| a. | | A type of cancer involving cells of the immune system |
| b. | | A disease related to the liver |
| c. | | A kidney disorder |
| d. | | A type of cancer that affects all the organs in the body |
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| 2. | Lymphomas fall into one of 2 major categories. Hodgkin lymphoma and all other lymphomas (non-Hodgkin lymphomas or NHLs). Choose the correct options that are related to the above categories of lymphoma. |
| a. | | These 2 types occur in the same places, may be associated with the same symptoms, and often have similar gross physical characteristics |
| b. | | NHL subtypes look similar, but they are functionally quite different and respond to different therapies with different probabilities of cure. |
| c. | | Non-Hodgkin lymphoma is far more common than Hodgkin disease. |
| d. | | All of the above |
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| 3. | Hodgkin disease is most common in 2 age groups, which are: |
| a. | | 16-34 years |
| b. | | In teenagers |
| c. | | In older people aged 55 years and older |
| d. | | 20-50 years |
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| 4. | Non-Hodgkin disease is most common in: |
| a. | | Those aged between 16 and 34 years |
| b. | | Older people |
| c. | | In teenagers |
| d. | | Those aged between 20 and 50 years |
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| 5. | What are the first signs of lymphoma? |
| a. | | Painless swelling in the neck, under an arm, or in the groin |
| b. | | Fever above 100 degrees Fahrenheit (38 degrees Celsius) for over one week |
| c. | | Lower back pain that is unexplained |
| d. | | Night sweats and a lack of energy, general fatigue |
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| 6. | What are some of the common symptoms of lymphoma (common to both Hodgkin's lymphoma and Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma)? |
| a. | | Night sweats and a lack of energy, general fatigue |
| b. | | Fever above 100 degrees Fahrenheit (38 degrees Celsius) for over one week |
| c. | | Lymph node swelling that does not cause pain |
| d. | | All of the above |
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| 7. | What are the less common symptoms of lymphoma? |
| a. | | Lower back pain that is unexplained |
| b. | | Lymph nodes are possibly painful after alcohol consumption in case of HL only |
| c. | | Skin patches, lesions, itching (NHL of the skin/cutaneous) |
| d. | | All of the above |
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| 8. | The symptoms of lymphoma are non-specific but persist over time and cannot be explained by an infection or another disease. |
| a. | | False |
| b. | | True |
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| 9. | The enlarged lymph node, a symptom of lymphoma, sometimes causes other symptoms, which are: |
| a. | | Swelling of an arm or leg or pain, numbness, or tingling of a nerve or early feeling of fullness |
| b. | | Swelling of an arm or leg |
| c. | | Early feeling of fullness |
| d. | | Lower back pain that is unexplained |
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| 10. | The enlargement of the spleen as a result of lymphoma is symptomatic of: |
| a. | | Swelling of an arm or leg |
| b. | | Abdominal pain or discomfort |
| c. | | Lower back pain that is unexplained |
| d. | | Skin patches, lesions, itching (NHL of the skin /cutaneous) |
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| 11. | What are some of the common symptoms of brain lymphoma, a malignant cancer that has originated in the brain? |
| a. | | Seizures and hallucinations |
| b. | | Personality changes and confusion |
| c. | | Changes in speech or vision |
| d. | | All of the above |
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| 12. | What are some of the common symptoms of mediastinal tumor, which forms in the cavity that separates the lungs |
| a. | | Coughing up blood |
| b. | | Fever, chills, shortness of breath, and chest pain |
| c. | | Hoarseness or changing of voice |
| d. | | All of the above |
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