is b cell lymphoma

is b cell lymphoma

But what is lymphoma?
Diffuse aggressive lymphoma with large cells B at Stage 3...  I'm not a doctor... what exactly does that mean?  This is a question that I often heard when I told my loved ones that I was affected by this disease.

A lymphone is a cancer that affects the lymphatic system.  Uh...  Once said like that, most people remain perplexed.  I'm right. It is that we do not hear so often about this system.  Yet it is an essential system since it is responsible for the production of lymphocytes and the circulation of lymphocytes which are used to fight infections and diseases.  In fact, the lymphatic system consists mainly, as illustrated in the following diagram, by the Adenoids vegetations located at the back of the nose, the tonsils, the thymus, the spleen, the bone marrow and the lymph nodes. These lymph nodes are small masses of lymphatic tissue in the form of a bean along the lymph vessels in which the lymph circulates.  They are spread throughout the body. Several lymph nodes are grouped in the neck, armpits, abdomen and groin. They store lymphocytes and filter lymph to remove bacteria and foreign substances (including cancer cells).

When lymphoma is declared, some of the cells in the lymphatic system grow abnormally and uncontrolledly. They may eventually form a tumor that continues to grow as cancer cells reproduce. If all the cells are the same, they are called malignant or cancerous, because they continue to grow and damage the systems that make up the body. Because of the presence of lymphatic tissues throughout the body, cancer cells can spread to other organs and even into the bones.

Medicine classifies lymphoma in two grades:
Grade 1: indolent lymphomas grow slower and cause fewer symptoms;
Grade 2: Aggressive lymphomas grow rapidly (in my case very quickly not to say spectacularly) and cause more symptoms;
And in four stages:
Stage 1: Cancer is present in a single ganglion group;
Stage 2: Cancer is present in more than one ganglion group, these groups are located on the same side of the diaphragm (thin muscle located under the lungs that promotes respiration and separates the thorax from the abdomen);
Stage 3: Cancer is present in ganglion groups on both sides of the diaphragm (it will be said that lymphoma is diffuse);
Stage 4: Cancer has reached one or more organs (e.g., liver, lungs, brain, bone marrow);

In my case, lymphoma affects more particularly B-type lymphocytes.