Burkitt's Lymphoma

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 01 Oct 1979Publisher:JSTORJournal:The American Journal of Nursing, volume 79, page 1,766 (issn: 0002-936X,

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Authors: J S, Wackenhut; R A, Barnwell;

doi: 10.2307/3424654

pmid: 258557

Burkitt's Lymphoma

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Abstract

cancer is generally untreatable and inevitably fatal is unfounded. Today, many children are surviving longer and returning to their homes. Although the best treatment has yet to be achieved, promising therapy has been established for many cancers. One of these is Burkitt's lymphoma. This lymphoma is a malignant neoplasm of the hematopoietic system that was described first by D. P. Burkitt in 1958(1). Electron microscopy of cultured cells derived from Burkitt's lymphoma has linked this tumor to the Epstein-Barr Virus(2). This herpes-type virus also causes infectious mononucleo-

Keywords

Male, Child, Preschool, Humans, Antineoplastic Agents, Burkitt Lymphoma

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