Cancer Treatment and Health Care

There are several kinds of treatment for lymphoma. The decision of which treatment to use depends on the type of lymphoma you have, the stage where it is (how many areas of your body are taken by ellinfoma) and general health status.

Ask these questions when deciding what treatment is appropriate:

* What type of treatment is best for me? (Chemotherapy, radiation therapy, biological therapy, transplantation)
* When should treatment start?
* Benefits (as the treatment can help)
* Risk (problems that may occur due to treatment)

Together, you and your doctor / a will make the decision as to which treatment (treatment) is the most optimal for you. Talk to your doctor or nurse and then as many questions about the different options for therapy.

Treatments for lymphoma include:

Biological Therapy: This treatment increases your body’s natural ability to fight cancer. This result is achieved by enhancing their immune system. There are several types of biological therapy:

* Monoclonal Antibodies: These are drugs such as Rituxan ®, which directly attack the lymphoma cells without damaging the cells are sometimes normales.A call these drugs “smart drugs” or “guided missiles” because they know exactly where to go in your body .

* Radioimmunotherapy: A therapy using Rituxan ® for instance which is associated with a radioisotope. These “guided missile” is capable of destroying cancer cells because they can fit in lymphoma and release small amounts of radiation in malignant cells.

* Interleukin 2: This is a drug that activates the immune system to destroy cancer cells.

* Vaccines: These are treatments that stimulate your immune system to protect you against lymphohttp://www.hogsbreathphuket.com/wp-admin/post-new.phpma.

* Chemotherapy (“chemo”. This treatment uses drugs that attack to destroy cancer cells and shrink tumors. The chemo can damage normal cells, causing side effects such as hair loss and mouth sores. There are several types of drugs used in chemotherapy. usually uses a combination of several drugs.

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