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Suggest Treatment For Non Hodgkin Lymphoma In Eye
My mother has non hodgkin lymphoma MALT, in eye, also found out today has some places in her lungs and some tumors on her arm, side and at knee. Nothing in Bone Marrow biopsy. Does this mean it is advanced? What is is prognosis? They are going to treat her with rituxan. She is 81 years old.
Mon, 17 Nov 2014
it is non cancerous. so nothing to worry, the spread is through blood. the medicine they are giving is correct, prognosis is satisfactory keeping in mind her age.
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