Lymphoma & temperature

korimako · New User Joined: 25 Jan 2008 Posts: 2

My husband who has had Lymphoma cancer for 3 years is in hospital with a temperature higher than normal but they have found no infection and although he has been on antibiotics this has not helped.

He has just finished his 2nd series of chemo.
The doc said that the higher than normal temperature could be caused by his lymphoma now.
How does this work please?
I read one site where it said that could mean he is in Stage B.

Hope someone can clarify this for me.

Thanks.

umbleweed · Regular Joined: 22 Nov 2007 Posts: 25

Symptoms are indications that our body is fighting something off this triggers our immune system which in effect orders our white blood cells to combat the problem, And as a result raising our tempreature. The toxins produced in this process have a intolerance to heat so fevers help fight off these toxins by sweating them out.

Both cancer and the treatments used can weaken the immune system effectively resulting in more frequent infections because of the intolerance to fight them off efficiently, When a patient diagnosed with lymphoma develops, night sweats, fevers, weight loss, These are classed as "B" symptoms.

Some research shows:

" Pel-Ebstein fever, the classic intermittent fever associated with Hodgkin disease, occurs at variable intervals of days to weeks and lasts for 1-2 weeks before resolving. However, fever associated with lymphoma can follow virtually any pattern. "

The cause is currently unknown although speculation centers on host immune response, lymph node necrosis, and damaged stomal cells.

" The presence of B symptoms is a marker for more advanced disease with systemic, rather than merely local, involvement. B symptoms are a clear negative prognostic factor in Hodgkin lymphoma.[1] The relevance of B symptoms in non-Hodgkin lymphoma is less clear, although here also B symptoms tend to correlate with disease that is either more widespread or of a higher histologic grade. "

I hope this helps to answer you're question.

korimako · New User Joined: 25 Jan 2008 Posts: 2

Thank you so much for answering this. Yes it does make things clear.

Have a good day/night
Kathy

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