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Burkitt's Lymphoma Learning Center

Complications could include:
Complications of treatment (radiation therapy or chemotherapy) Spread of the cancer;
Source:ADAM
Date:July 11, 2008
Patients diagnosed with Burkitt's lymphoma should be followed up at regular intervals after chemotherapy because of the possibility of long-term relapse. Follow-up examinations should include a general physical examination, a complete blood count,...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Cancer
Weakness is a reduction in the strength of one or more muscles.
Source:ADAM
Date:August 8, 2009
Paralysis is defined as complete loss of strength in an affected limb or muscle group.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
Paralysis is defined as complete loss of strength in an affected limb or muscle group.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Nursing and Allied Health
Metastasis is the movement or spreading of cancer cells from one organ or tissue to another. Cancer cells usually spread through the bloodstream or the lymph system.
Source:ADAM
Date:October 20, 2008
The ability to invade and metastasize are the defining characteristics of a cancer. Invasion refers to the ability of cancer cells to penetrate through the membranes that separate them from healthy tissues and blood vessels. Metastasis can refer e...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Cancer
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