Lymphocytes are the health guards of the human body, they resist the invasion of foreign bacteria and viruses, and maintain the “neatness and order” of the internal environment of the body. However, once the lymphocytes become malignant, it is called lymphoma, so you can imagine how harmful it is to the human body if the health guardian deteriorates. So can lymphoma be cured? Here I will analyze the factors related to the prognosis of lymphoma and the survival cycle of lymphoma patients.
I. What factors are related to the prognosis of lymphoma
1.Prognosis of lymphoma is closely related to pathological type and stage, etc.
(1) The lymphocyte-dominant type is the best, with a 5-year survival rate of 95.3%.
(2) Lymphocyte-ablative type is the worst, with a 5-year survival rate of 27.4%.
(3) Stage I and II, with a 5-year survival rate of 90%.
(4) Stage IV, 5-year survival rate of 31.9%.
(5) B-symptomatic patients are worse than A-type.
(6) Children and the elderly are worse than the young and middle-aged.
(7) Female treatment is better than male.
2. Pathological type is the key to the prognosis of lymphoma
(1) The type of pathology is more important.
(2) The 6-year survival rate is 61% for those with good differentiation of diffuse lymphocytes.
(3) For those with poorly differentiated diffuse lymphocytes, the 6-year survival rate is 42%.
(4) For lymphoblastoid type, the 4-year survival rate is 30%.
3. Early treatment is the key factor affecting the prognosis of lymphoma
NHL stage III and IV, chemoradiotherapy or combination therapy can not be cured, and the prognosis is poor if extra-nodal invasion or hematogenous dissemination occurs in the early stage of NHL. A poor prognosis is also suggested when the mass is 10, LDH 500, and two or more extra-nodal lesions are present.
Second, half of malignant lymphoma can be cured
Since lymphatic tissues are spread all over the body, malignant lymphoma, unlike other tumors, can occur in all parts of the body. Clinical statistics show that 45% to 53% of malignant lymphoma patients can be cured today, and for Hodgkin’s lymphoma, the cure rate is as high as 70% to 80%.
1.Hodgkin’s lymphoma
Most of Hodgkin’s lymphoma can be cured. The prognosis of Hodgkin’s lymphoma is closely related to the tissue type and clinical stage. The lymphocyte-dominant type has the best prognosis, with a 5-year survival rate of 94.3%, while the lymphocyte-depleted type is the worst, with a 5-year survival rate of only 27.4%; the nodular sclerosis and mixed cell type are in between. The 5-year survival rate of Hodgkin’s lymphoma is 92.5% for stage 1, 86.3% for stage II, 69.5% for stage III, and 31.9% for stage IV.
2.Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma
Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma often spreads throughout the body. For some patients, complete cure is possible. In other patients, treatment can prolong life and improve symptoms for several years. The likelihood of cure or long-term survival depends on the stage of the lymphoma and the site of dissemination. Treatment is mainly based on chemotherapy, which, together with the new drugs and methods that are constantly available, offers more possibilities for cure.