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lymphoma is potentially fatal without treatment if you or someone you know has it and cant afford treatment you should contact your nearest cancer center
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How is treatment for lymphoma determined?
Treatment options for lymphomas depend on the type of lymphoma and its present stage.
What new treatment for lymphoma patients is available?
A new treatment option for patients with lymphoma is known as "peripheral stem cell transplantation."
How is malignant lymphoma treated by doctors?
Treatment options for lymphomas depend on the type of lymphoma and its stage. In most cases, treatment consists of chemotherapy, radiation therapy, or a combination of the two.
What is the treatment for relapsed-refractory Hodgkin's lymphoma?
Chemo therapy
Why is a second bone marrow biopsy performed during the treatment phase of a lymphoma patient?
In addition to diagnosis, the biopsy may also be repeated during the treatment phase of the disease to see if the lymphoma is responding to therapy.
What causes treatment for some MALT lymphoma patients to be ineffective?
It may be the case that in these patients, the MALT lymphoma may have already progressed to a point where high-grade lesions, not observed in the original biopsies, were resistant to the initial treatment.
What are the requirements to qualify for a B Cell Lymphoma treatment study?
The requirements to qualify for a B Cell Lymphoma treatment study are: you must be between the ages of 18 and 70, and you must have been diagnosed for at least one year.
Cure for cancer of the lymph nodes?
Treatment and cure rates for lymphoma (cancer of the lymph nodes) depends on too many factors to give a bried answer covering all the bases.Things to consider concerning lymphoma cure:There are different types of lymphoma that are approached differently,The cancer stage of the lymphoma is critical information.Treatments of choice are radiotherapy or chemotherapy.Some of the most aggressive lymphomas respond readily to treatment and are cured.Some forms of lymphoma are uncurable, but you can live a long time with the cancer.
What golfer made a comeback from chemotherapy and radiation treatment for lymphoma in 1994?
Paul Azinger
How long does treatment last for lymphoma?
The treatment may last about six months, but in some cases may last as long as a year.
Why is staging done in cases of lymphoma?
Once the exact form of lymphoma is known, it is then staged to determine how aggressive it is, and how far it has spread. Staging is necessary to plan appropriate treatment.
Patient with MALT lymphoma who do not respond to standard treatment undergo what alternative therapy?
In general, these patients are treated with chemotherapy in a similar manner to patients with other types of lymphoma.
