No, it is not hereditary. Having a family member with Hodgkin lymphoma may increase a person's risk; however, most people do not have a family history.
Hodgkin Lymphoma is a treatable cancer, and the goal of treatment is to cure the disease. Most patients with Hodgkin lymphoma will be cured with current treatment approaches, with the cure rate being higher in patients who are younger and have early-stage disease. Hodgkin is still curable in patients with advanced stage disease. In patients who have Hodgkin recur after initial treatment, they can still be cured with further treatment.
If Hodgkin Lymphoma relapses, it can still be cured with further therapy. The options for further therapy can depend on many factors including initial therapy received, location of disease, age, and how many times the Hodgkin has relapsed, but treatment may include clinical trials, chemotherapy, immunotherapy, antibody drug conjugate, radiation, autologous stem cell transplant, or even allogeneic stem cell transplant.
Most patients with Hodgkin do not have identifiable risk factors, and most of the few known risk factors cannot be changed, so currently it is not possible to prevent the majority of the time.
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