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Lymphoma Symptoms in Women

Weight Loss

Unexplainable and sudden weight loss may also be a symptom of not just lymphoma but other types of cancer.  Here are some of what causes weight loss that is also a result of lymphoma

  • Loss of appetite or always feeling bloated
  • Fatigue and lack of energy, which makes you not able to make meals to eat
  • Pain or discomfort from enlarged internal lymph nodes
  • Swollen lymph nodes resting on the oesophagus or stomach and making it difficult to swallow food

Symptoms Only Women Have

Some symptoms are specific to only women. This is usually a result of the changes that occur in a female reproductive system. A 2014 study done on females above the age of 33 that were diagnosed with Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma (NHL) [3] of the female genital tract showed that 17% of these patients experienced some more specific and severe symptoms.

If NHL gets to a woman’s reproductive system, here are some more specific symptoms a woman could experience: