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Health Encyclopedia: Non Hodgkin's Lymphoma Staging And Treatment Guidelines
- Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma - Staging and Treatment Guidelines
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Staging and Treatment Guidelines
General Approach for Treating Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma
Treatment for non-Hodgkin's lymphoma is highly specific for each patient and is determined by the tumor classification. It includes the following factors:
- Stage
- Grade
- Histologic type (cellular structure)
- Location
- Other factors, such as blood levels of lactate dehydrogenase
Treatment for lymphomas has been primarily dependent on chemotherapy (particularly intensive regimens using several drugs) or a combination of chemo...
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What is GERD? "
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