Treatment of Non Hodgkin's Lymphoma

Gland is part of the living body which produce substances - substances that are necessary for the survival of living things, such as hormones, enzymes and spleen.

Treatment of Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma can be done through several ways, according to the diagnosis of several factors such as whether ever relapse, stage number, age, body condition, needs and desires of patients. Broadly speaking, healing occurs in about 93%, making this disease as one of the most curable cancers.

Here are the ways of treatment of disease Lymphoma: Chemotherapy, monoclonal antibody therapy, radiation therapy, transplantation, surgery, experimental therapy, or management of symptoms. (Of course the decision of the physician, not from kitanya)

Chemotherapy drugs aim to destroy and kill all lymphoma cells throughout the body. The goal is that all cells that divide rapidly. One of the chemotherapy drugs most often given is chlorambucil, in the form of tablets given orally.

Radiotherapy is used if the disease only in one or two areas of the body. High-dose chemotherapy is a useful treatment option further in some patients.

Monoclonal antibodies are the most commonly used in the treatment of non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma is rituximab. Rituximab effective in treatment of some types of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma of the most common. Rituximab is generally given in combination with chemotherapy, although in some circumstances be given a single. The goal of treatment is to destroy the cells of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma in particular and do not interfere with other cell types.

Treatment with radiation kill cells in the body by damaging DNA, so that the cell could not repair the damage. Because radiation can kill normal cells along with diseased cells, it is important that the use of radiation as a therapy directed as precisely as possible in cells that cause disease in an effort to reduce side effects. Generally given to patients who have only one or two lymph nodes are affected. Here, the radiation beam focused on the affected area to kill the diseased cells.

Transplantation useful to destroy the bone marrow. Subsequently replaced by stem cells transplanted. Usually involves use of high dose chemotherapy or with radiotherapy. Transplants were divided into 2 groups:
Allogeneic (genetically different), stem cells derived from other donors. Donors can be the family, ideally twin

Otologus (from the patient himself), stem cells derived from patients themselves, was collected before high dose chemotherapy, will then be transplanted back to them

~ Surgery can be done by splenectomy. If the spleen is affected by non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, the appointment is known as a splenectomy. This is done under general anesthesia. People who have undergone splenectomy are more likely to get bacterial infections, and should get vaccinated to prevent it.

If the above treatments have not succeeded, usually the doctor will recommend treatment experimental therapy. Treatment is aimed at patients suffering from non Hodgkin's lymphoma who always comes back after treatment or not respond at all to normal treatment. This is because the experimental treatment may cause more side effects than existing treatment standards. Only in certain cases the expert will recommend the use of a new treatment or without trying it first experimental treatment that has been proven.