Chop Plus Rituximab Chemotherapy
- Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma - Chemotherapy
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Chemotherapy
Chemotherapy plays a role in the treatment of nearly all patients with lymphoma and has achieved remarkable results, even in late stages. It uses drugs to kill cancer cells. Such drugs are called cytotoxic drugs. Chemotherapy is referred to as systemic therapy because the drugs travel throughout the bloodstream to the entire body.
Chemotherapy may also be used along with radiation.
Chemotherapy Administration
A chemotherapy cycle is usually 21 - 28 days. Patients take the drugs for a...
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Source: Breastcancer.org
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Source: Breastcancer.org
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Source: Breastcancer.org
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Hodgkin's Disease: Radiation Treatments
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
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