Is there a cure for non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma after chemotherapy?

  Is it possible to cure patients with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma with chemotherapy?  Early stage lymphoma, take diffuse large B-cell lymphoma for example, is curable in about 50% of patients in stage I and II after rituximab combination therapy, and this group of patients should pay extra attention to early first-line treatment with adequate doses and courses. Therefore, early detection and early treatment are important for disease prognosis.  Can the metastasis of lymphoma be prevented by chemotherapy? Or delay metastasis?  Metastasis of lymphoma is called involvement. Lymphoma can involve the whole body, including lymphatic organs and lymphatic tissues. The purpose of chemotherapy is to control the disease and prevent it from involving other parts of the body.  When evaluating the efficacy, does the disappearance of the patient’s lesions mean that the chemotherapy is effective?  Yes. Imaging evaluation is the main evaluation method, and the complete disappearance of the lesions indicates that the patient is doing very well.  What are the precautions to be taken in daily life after the patient is discharged home?  During the interval between chemotherapy treatments, it is important to check your blood count twice a week and give your doctor timely feedback on your condition. During the two weeks after chemotherapy, white blood cells will drop, so patients should try to avoid going to densely populated places to reduce the chance of infection; appropriate activities, more rest, and enhanced nutritional intake to smoothly pass the infection-prone time. After two weeks, the blood picture will gradually return to normal and the patient can have normal activities and diet.