Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma

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31. Stages of Childhood Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma
    

    Stages of childhood non-Hodgkin lymphoma

32. Adult Lymphoblastic Lymphoma
    

    Lymphoblastic lymphoma is a very aggressive form of non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma (NHL),which often occurs in young patients,but not exclusively. Lymphoblastic lymphoma is commonly associated with large mediastinal masses and has a high predilection for disseminating to bone marrow and the central nervous system (CNS),much like acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL). Treatment is usually patterned after ..

33. Stages of Adult Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma
    

    After adult non-Hodgkin lymphoma has been diagnosed, tests are done to find out if cancer cells have spread within the lymph system or to other parts of the body.

34. Treatment Options for Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma
    

    Treatment options for Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma.

35. More Information
    

    ABOUT PDQ PDQ® - NCI's Comprehensive Cancer Database. Full description of the NCI PDQ database. ADDITIONAL PDQ SUMMARIES PDQ® Cancer Information Summaries: Adult Treatment Treatment options for adult cancers. PDQ® Cancer Information Summaries: Pediatric Treatment Treatment options for childhood cancers. PDQ® Cancer Information Summaries: Supportive Care Side effects of cancer treatment,...

36. Diffuse Small Noncleaved-Cell / Burkitt Lymphoma
    

    Treatment of these lymphomas is usually with aggressive multidrug regimens similar to those used for the advanced-stage aggressive lymphomas (diffuse large cell). An intensive clinical trial using aggressive combination chemotherapy patterned after that used in childhood Burkitt lymphoma has been described and has been very successful for adult patients.

37. Indolent,Stage I and Contiguous Stage II Adult Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma
    

    Although localized presentations are uncommon in non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL),the goal of treatment should be cure of the disease in patients who are shown to have truly localized occurrence after undergoing appropriate staging procedures.

38. More Information
    

    ABOUT PDQ PDQ® - NCI's Comprehensive Cancer Database. Full description of the NCI PDQ database. ADDITIONAL PDQ SUMMARIES PDQ® Cancer Information Summaries: Adult Treatment Treatment options for adult cancers. PDQ® Cancer Information Summaries: Pediatric Treatment Treatment options for childhood cancers. PDQ® Cancer Information Summaries: Supportive Care Side effects of cancer treatment,...

39. Get More Information From NCI
    

    This PDQ cancer information summary for health professionals provides comprehensive, peer-reviewed, evidence-based information about Childhood Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma treatment.

40. Treatment Option Overview
    

    Many of the improvements in childhood cancer survival have been made using combinations of known and/or new agents that have attempted to improve the best available,accepted therapy. Clinical trials in pediatrics are designed to compare potentially better therapy with therapy that is currently accepted as standard. This comparison may be done in a randomized study of 2 treatment arms or by ...