Increased Risk of Infection
Having Hodgkin lymphoma means that the immune system has to work much harder to fight cancer cells. In healthy people, white blood cells can help with this task. However, in people with the condition, cancerous white blood cells are generated rather than healthy white blood cells. This could make you more prone to infections. Also, an infectious disease can last much longer than usual or cause more serious symptoms. That’s why you often have issues like a fever, a sore throat, a cough, or a headache.[9]
