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What Is It/ |
How Is It Recognized/ |
Is Massage indicated |
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Condition Name |
What Are They? |
How Are They Recognized? |
or Contraindicated? |
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Hodgkin's
disease is a slow- |
Painless
swelling of lymph nodes |
Rigorous
circulatory massage is |
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Disease |
growing
lymphoma that |
is
the cardinal sign of this disease, |
generally
not recommended for |
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225) |
typically
begins in the |
along
with the possibility of fa- |
a
person who is fighting cancer, |
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lymph
nodes of the neck, |
tigue,
low-grade fever, night |
although
this may be a case-by- |
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axilla,
or inguinal areas, but |
sweats,
itchiness, and loss of ap- |
case
decision. For someone who |
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may
spread to attack inter- |
petite. |
has
been cancer-free for 5 years |
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nal
organs. |
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or
more, massage is appropriate. |
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Noncirculatory
types of massage |
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may
be appropriate for Hodgkin's |
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patients,
with medical clearance. |
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