Treatment Planning
Lymphoma Treatments
Blood cancers like lymphoma can be very different from person to person, and therefore, treatment can also vary greatly. Chemotherapy, stem cell transplantation, and radiation therapy are common lymphoma treatments, but disease type and risk factors also determine the type of treatment you receive.
Some factors that will determine your treatment regimen may include:
- Type of lymphoma
- Your age and overall health
- Your symptoms
- Your rate of disease progression
- The effect that treatment may have on the quality of your life
Active Surveillance (Watch and Wait)
With active surveillance, patients do not receive any anti-lymphoma treatments, but their health and disease are monitored through regular checkup visits and follow-up evaluation procedures.
Clinical Trials
Clinical trials are an option for patients at any stage and help doctors test whether new treatments are safe and effective. Patients may or may not get the newest therapies, but they always receive high-quality, closely monitored care.
Immunotherapy
The term “immunotherapy” (also called immune-oncology) refers to treatments that interact with the immune system to eliminate cancer cells from the body.
Care Plan
Keeping your information in one location can help you feel more in control during and after treatment.
Radiation Therapy
Radiation therapy (also called radiotherapy) uses high-energy x-rays to kill cancer cells and shrink tumors. Radiation is a local therapy, which means it only affects cancer cells in the treated area.
Stem Cell Transplantation
The ability to transplant stem cells allows physicians to use higher doses of chemotherapy to treat the cancer than the body would normally tolerate, increasing the probability of killing cancer cells.
Targeted Therapies
Most types of targeted therapy help treat lymphoma by interfering with specific proteins that help tumors grow and spread throughout the body.