2006-10-10 20:02:08 · 6 answers · asked by goatie33 1 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Cancer
Generally 6-8 cycles are given. Possibly followed by radiation therapy depending on the type of lymphoma, stage of the disease, and what part of the body is affected by the lymphoma.
2006-10-11 03:35:09 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It depends on what stage the docs catch it. My husband had 1 treatment a month for nine months, but they gave him three doses back to back each time. This was diagnosed in Stage 2. The first time he got sick it was in Stage 4 before they caught it, and he did an experimental "low dose" treatment cycle, which meant a three-week treatment cycle-1 dose a week, 4th week "off" for 9 months. Whatever the treatment, get the doc to give you Neulasta- it made a world of difference for him with the chemo symptoms.
2006-10-10 20:16:44 · answer #2 · answered by adrianne 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Im not sure just how many cycles of chemo will be needed. i do know that my daughter had leukemia. they gave her as many rounds of chemo needed to achieve a remission. she relapsed and had to have a bone marrow transplant. her sister was an identical match. she had total body radiation and chemo for so long i cant even begin to tell you how many cycles of it she had. if this is you who has this disease, have faith, stay strong and dont give up. i wish you or your loved one all the luck in this world.
2006-10-10 20:07:38 · answer #3 · answered by sherry 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It depends. There are three different types of this disease. My dad had the slow developing one for 18 years. He lost his fight 4 years ago.
The length of treatment depends upon the cancer and the person body.
My dad had stem cell transplants, radiotherapy, chemotherapy. You name it, he had it. It wasn't until the last month or so, that doctors decided there was nothing else to be done.
The stem cell transplant was really successful. He had probably 2 good years of health.
2006-10-10 20:10:42 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I'm not sure of the specifics of your NHL. I had 6 cycles of CHOP, with weekly Rituxan. Then I had 18 radiation treatments. I had diffuse large B cell NHL. This site has the best info out there:
http://www.leukemia-lymphoma.org/hm_lls
Best wishes to you!
2006-10-11 01:17:33 · answer #5 · answered by Char 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Depends on so many different things, mainly what stage it is in and how strong your system is. The main thing is to hang in there no matter how many cycles it requires. Good luck to you.
2006-10-10 20:26:39 · answer #6 · answered by Mrs. Fuzzy Bottoms 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋