Lymph Node Cancer Hodgkin Lymphoma, Mostly Occurs at Age 15-30

Kanker Kelenjar Getah Bening Limfoma Hodgkin, Banyak Terjadi di Usia 15-30

Cancer of the Lymph Nodes Hodgkin's Lymphoma, Often Occurs at the Age of 15-30

Lymph Node Cancer Hodgkin Lymphoma, Mostly Occurs at Age 15-30

Dream - Cancer is one of the global health challenges that requires serious attention, where cancer is a leading cause of death worldwide.

From the many cancers, Hodgkin's lymphoma is a cancer with a still low diagnosis.

"Hodgkin's lymphoma is one of the cancers with a low diagnosis rate. The disease exists, but unfortunately, in many cases, it is only diagnosed at an advanced stage.""

According to Professor Dr. Dr. Dr. dr. Ikhwan Rinaldi, Sp.PD-KHOM, M.Epid, M.Pd.Ked, FINASIM, FACP, Chairman of POI Jaya, in a written statement received by Dream, the event "World Cancer Day: 'Hope, Faith, Love'" was held by the Indonesian Oncology Association branch of Jakarta Raya (POI Jaya).

Hodgkin's lymphoma (HL) is a type of cancer that originates from white blood cells called lymphocytes, which are part of our immune system. Quoting data from Globocan 2020, it is recorded that there were 1,188 new cases of Hodgkin's lymphoma in Indonesia with 363 deaths.

"Kanker yang ditemukan pada stadium awal melalui deteksi dini dan ditangani secara tepat akan memberikan peluang kesembuhan 90 persen. Apalagi saat ini pengobatan untuk limfoma Hodgkin telah tersedia dan tercakup di dalam BPJS Kesehatan. Untuk itu, Masyarakat jangan ragu untuk segera melakukan deteksi dini,"

According to Dr. Eva Susanti, S.Kp., M.Kes., Director of Non-Communicable Disease Prevention and Control at the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Indonesia in the same statement.

"Risk Factors"

There are several risk factors that increase a person's risk of developing Hodgkin's lymphoma, including: Epstein-Barr virus infection, it is known that one in 1,000 people infected with Epstein-Barr virus is at risk of developing Hodgkin's lymphoma. Immune system, the risk increases in people infected with HIV (the virus that causes AIDS), people taking immunosuppressant medications, and people with diseases.

Family history, both male and female siblings with this disease have a higher risk of developing LH. This risk is particularly high for identical twins of an LH patient. Gender also plays a role. Hodgkin's lymphoma cases occur more frequently in males than females. Lastly, age. Hodgkin's lymphoma generally occurs between the ages of 15-30 and above the age of 55.

"Symptoms that Appear"

The symptoms caused by Hodgkin's lymphoma cancer that need to be aware of are the appearance of lumps or swelling in the lymph nodes in the neck, under the armpit, or groin area.

In addition, there is the occurrence of general symptoms called 'B symptoms' or systemic symptoms such as fever over 38°C without clear cause. And excessive sweating at night, weight loss of more than 10% in 6 consecutive months.

"Untuk itu, segera periksakan diri ke dokter apabila merasa memiliki gejala tersebut. Walaupun penyakit kanker limfoma Hodgkin memiliki angka kesembuhan yang tinggi, namun masih ada kemungkinan untuk kambuh sekitar 10-30%. Jadi, semakin dini limfoma Hodgkin dapat dideteksi, semakin cepat dapat ditangani, dan semakin tepat sasaran pengobatan yang diberikan,"

"message from Prof. Ikhwan."

Realizing the burden caused by this disease. Takeda strengthens cooperation with POI and the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Indonesia, in ensuring access to drugs and vaccines are available for patients in Indonesia. "Ensuring access to drugs and vaccines is available for patients in Indonesia, including for Hodgkin lymphoma which its innovative treatment is currently available in JKN. Through today's health talk show, we also hope to encourage early detection from the community and provide hope to patients for a better quality of life," said the Head of Patient Value Access PT. Takeda Indonesia, Shinta Caroline.

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