non hodgkin's lymphoma | Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma

Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma

Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL) often responds very well to modern treatments. This does not mean that it always cures, but rather that this treatment can often provide long periods without cancer, reduce the symptoms and improve the quality of life of many patients. Some NHL types often remain latent for a long time, requiring little or no treatment, while other types of NHL require immediate treatment. The response to treatment depends on the type of NHL and the stage/degree of differentiation of the disease.

There are many different types of NHL treatments, the most common being:
Vigilance
Chemotherapy
Radiotherapy
Biological therapies, including:
Monoclonal antibody Treatment
Radioimmunotherapy
Interferon
Vaccines (under clinical experimentation)
Treatments by anti-angiogenesis (under clinical experimentation)
Gene therapies (under clinical experimentation).
Transplantation of bone marrow or stem cells
Experimental treatments obtained through the participation of patients in clinical trials.
You can discover each type of therapy by clicking on their link. As you will learn in your readings on chemotherapy, there are many different ways to attack cells quickly dividing and thus many different types of chemotherapy. Some types of chemotherapeutic drugs interact with receptors on the surface of cancerous cells, some of which damage the cellular structures necessary for cell division, and some still target the DNA of the Cancer cell, the genetic material of the cell.

Because all these different ways have the same purpose, the death of cancer cells, chemotherapeutic drugs are often given in combination in order to attack lymphoma cells from every possible angle, so Increase the chances of getting the remission. Chemotherapy combinations are often known by the initials of the names of the medications that make up them. The two most common combinations used in the NHL are called CHOP and CVP.

CHOP is a combination of four drugs, namely, three chemotherapeutic drugs and one steroid-based drug:

Cyclophosphamide
Doxorubicin (also called Hydroxydaunorubicine)
Vincristine (also known as Oncovin)
Prednisone (steroid-based drug).
CVP is a combination of two chemotherapy drugs and one steroid:

Cyclophosphamide
Vincristine (also known as Oncovin)
Prednisone (steroid-based drug).
Steroid medications are included in these diets because they are effective lymphoma therapies and can quickly regulate the symptoms of the NHL.

The type of chemotherapy that an NHL patient receives depends on a number of factors, including:

The type of NHL;
The NHL category (indolent or aggressive);
NHL Stadium;
Whether it is the first treatment of the NHL for the patient or whether the NHL has recurred after the previous therapy;
Symptoms felt by the patient
The patient's overall health, including age, medical history and vitality (often referred to as the patient's performance status);
The oncologist's recommendations;
The patient's choice and participation in the treatment decision process.
Remember that you are a partner in the treatment of your illness and it is therefore important to understand your treatment plan – for the one you will receive shortly and for possible further treatment, if necessary. In some cases, the first treatment can affect the next treatment that you can receive. To see an overview of the processing path, click on the following links according to your type of lymphoma:

Indolent Lymphoma
Aggressive lymphoma