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What Are The Benefits Of Undergoing Surgery For A Non-hodgkin S Lymphoma?
My boyfriend has stage 4 non-Hodgkin s lymphoma. He was just at a cancer treatment center where they offered him an option of a radical mastectomy. He is being very closed mouth about the whole thing. What would be the benefits of this since he is in stage 4 and believes he is dying. Could this possibly be a life sparing or life prolonging operation? He is a musician and I am also wondering will he lose the ability to play guitar, bass, etc. for quite awhile if he has this surgery? I am concerned that this might prevent him from doing the surgery.
Fri, 16 Oct 2015
HI
These days we have highly effective chemotherapy for patients with NHL given example like R-CHOP with least side effects.
Surgery is indicated only in life threating situation with obstructive symtoms.
He should be seen by expert heamtologist and he can be cure by chemotherapy it self.
Oh yes he may require local radiotherapy for local controll of the disease.
Regards
These days we have highly effective chemotherapy for patients with NHL given example like R-CHOP with least side effects.
Surgery is indicated only in life threating situation with obstructive symtoms.
He should be seen by expert heamtologist and he can be cure by chemotherapy it self.
Oh yes he may require local radiotherapy for local controll of the disease.
Regards
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Hi, There is no role of surgery in Non Hodgkin Lymphoma , only chemotherapy and radiotherapy(bulky tumors) is the treatment modality .biopsy is the only surgical procedure in non hodgkin lymphoma. Thanks
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