“How quickly does Non-Hodgkins lymphoma spread?”
I was diagnosed with Non-Hodgkins lymphoma at an early stage of the disease. I'm currently in chemotherapy, and already am showing some progress. But I'm still scared of it spreading. Can it spread even with treatment? How quickly can this cancer spread?
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Rapidity of systemic dissemination is contingent on the specific lymphoma subtype. Some lymphomas are slow growing and indolent that patients can live with for months or years without treatment. Other high grade lymphomas can overwhelm and kill a patient within weeks or a few months without specific aggressive Rx intervention
Non-Hodgkins lymphoma is of several types. Most of them do not grow while under treatment and depending on the type and stage has different small chances of recurring.
