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What Is The Treatment For Lymphoma?
Hi, my father is 83 and he has been told that he has lymphoma. He had a bone marrow biopsy done today. He was told he has stage 3. My sister and I do not agree on the treatment. I say lets wait for the results of the biopsy and she is saying the oncologist is telling her treatment to commence right away.
Tue, 5 Aug 2014
Good evening. The treatment for lymphoma is usually chemotherapy. And you are right in waiting for the biopsy result. It shouldn't take.more than 3 to 4 days. You will be more convinced in starting treatment. But you need to consult.your doctor regarding the treatment. The medications are quite strong.Considering his age , you need to discuss regarding the pros and cons of the treatment as the medicines have lot of side effects If not tolerated. Hope the information was useful.
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