Health Dictionary
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B-cell lymphoma medical therapy
Introduction
Overview
Overview
Treatment
Treatment
- Treatment includes radiation and chemotherapy.
- Early-stage indolent B-cell lymphomas can often be treated with radiation alone, with long-term non-recurrence.
- Early-stage aggressive disease is treated with chemotherapy and often radiation, with a 70-90% cure rate.[1]
- Late-stage indolent lymphomas are sometimes left untreated and monitored until they progress.
- Late-stage aggressive disease is treated with chemotherapy, with cure rates of over 70%.[1]
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