A question on the Winzy site was postulated as to the similarities between non-Hodgkin's lymphoma and multiple sclerosis. Those interested in medical matters might find this to be worthy of thought. Personally I couldn't think of any similarities between the two. They affect different systems of the body and the mechanism of each is different. This was my answer.
A lymphoma is a cancer of the lymphocytes. A lymphocyte is a type of white blood cell. The trouble often begins in the lymph nodes. Lymphoma is often discovered because of tumors in the lymph nodes. There are actually many classifications of lymphomas rather than just two as is the common belief. Hodgkin's lymphoma was discovered by Thomas Hodgkin in 1832. There are actually 16 varieties of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. There is a great deal of information to be found on Wikipedia about the subject.
http://en.wikipedia.org/…i/Lymphoma
Multiple sclerosis is an autoimmune disorder which destroys the myelin sheath of the nerves. The term "sclerosis" refers to the scars that are formed in the white matter of the brain and spinal cord. It eventually results in paralysis in many sufferers.
Thus, lymphoma is a type of cancer and MS is a destructive autoimmune disease that affects the nervous system. I can't think of any direct similarities between them.
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A lymphoma is a cancer of the lymphocytes. A lymphocyte is a type of white blood cell. The trouble often begins in the lymph nodes. Lymphoma is often discovered because of tumors in the lymph nodes. There are actually many classifications of lymphomas rather than just two as is the common belief. Hodgkin's lymphoma was discovered by Thomas Hodgkin in 1832. There are actually 16 varieties of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. There is a great deal of information to be found on Wikipedia about the subject.
http://en.wikipedia.org/…i/Lymphoma
Multiple sclerosis is an autoimmune disorder which destroys the myelin sheath of the nerves. The term "sclerosis" refers to the scars that are formed in the white matter of the brain and spinal cord. It eventually results in paralysis in many sufferers.
Thus, lymphoma is a type of cancer and MS is a destructive autoimmune disease that affects the nervous system. I can't think of any direct similarities between them.
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