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Article #177: Under-Treatment of Lymphoma and the Risks of Relapse

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The treatment of lymphoma comprises a to prevent relapse. Although rapidly
wide variety of immunosuppressant progressing Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma is
medications as well as a series of considered to a severe, life-threatening
specific cancer therapies. Patients with disease, the existing forms of treatment
lymphoma are often prescribed combination and therapies can successfully reverse
treatments, receiving carefully the malignant effects of the lymphoma
established doses of cancer medications cancer on the body and slow down the
according to age, gender and more progression rate of the disease.
important, the type of lymphoma and its Paradoxically, fast progressing
stage of progression. In order to Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma subtypes, as well
maximize the potency of the treatment and as Hodgkin's Disease are more curable
reduce the risks of relapse, doctors need than slower progressing lymphomas. The
to take in consideration all these phenomenon is explained by the increased
previously mentioned aspects when potency of existing chemotherapeutical
deciding upon the appropriate dose of drugs in fighting against rapidly
medications. dividing malignant cells. However,
If patients are administered lymphoma despite the high curability of these
medications in the wrong dose, the varieties of lymphoma, it is imperative
treatment will either fail to accomplish to prescribe the specific course of
its expected action (in case of treatment in the right doses in order to
under-dosage) or generate severe obtain the best results. If the treatment
temporary or even permanent side-effects is delayed, prematurely stopped or
(in case of over-dosage). Choosing the prescribed in the wrong doses, the risks
most appropriate drugs and deciding the of relapse are considerably increased and
perfect individual dose for each patient the afflicted patients rarely respond to
with lymphoma is a very challenging and re-treatment.
time-consuming task for doctors. However, Recent studies conducted in randomly
if this protocol is not followed chosen medical establishments nationwide
correctly, the existing treatment of have revealed very disturbing facts
lymphoma can produce a series of regarding the treatment of lymphoma
undesired results. patients: around 50 percent of patients
Recent medical studies have revealed that with highly curable forms of lymphoma
the under-treatment of lymphoma is a very cancers receive considerable dose
common phenomenon in hospitals, clinics reductions during chemotherapy. Thus, the
and other medical establishments chances of long-term survival for this
nationwide. Under-treatment of lymphoma category of patients are substantially
has been recently identified as a reduced, despite the curable nature of
significant cause of relapse among their disease. Researchers have stated
lymphoma sufferers. Due to the fact that that it is imperative for cancer
repeated treatments often fail to control specialists to avoid under-treatment for
the progression of lymphoma in relapsed patients with curable forms of lymphoma
cases, it is very important to establish and that future treatments should be
the appropriate dose of medications and optimized in order to minimize the risks
decide upon the right duration of the of relapse.
specific treatment in the first place. The initially decided doses of
Although the doses of lymphoma medications shouldn't be reduced unless
medications can be slightly adjusted over the patients with lymphoma are confronted
the period of administration, with severe side-effects. According to
under-treatment of lymphoma should be medical researchers, less than 5 percent
avoided at all costs. of all lymphoma cases actually require
According to oncologists, patients who ulterior changes in dosage; the other 95
suffer from aggressively progressing percent of cases should receive the
Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma should receive the specific treatment in the same dose until
specific chemotherapeutic treatment in the disease is completely overcome.
precise doses and without delay in order






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