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What Is The Treatment For Hodgkin Lymphoma?
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My brother has been suffering from hodgkin lymphoma.he is getting affrcted lymph nodes in different body parts again and again.now hid doctor suggested for bone marrow transplatation..is it the best solution?how many chances are there of prognosis?
My brother has been suffering from hodgkin lymphoma.he is getting affrcted lymph nodes in different body parts again and again.now hid doctor suggested for bone marrow transplatation..is it the best solution?how many chances are there of prognosis?
Mon, 23 Mar 2015
relapsed Hodgkin lymphoma needs bone marrow transplant for cure. a newere medicine[anti CD 30- brentuxiamb] has shown very good results in these setting. i would like to achieve disease control with chemotherapy + this new medicine followed by BMT. most of the oncologist will agree to it.
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