my boyfriend has just been diagnosed with non-hodgkins anaplastic large cell lymphoma, he is 18, and hes in stage 4b. is there a chance of being cured or is it just treatable? he hasnt started chemo yet he does in a few days, they only said chemo will only go from 4-6 months. i thought this was a rather short period of chemo, in comparison to other people i know with cancer. especially because they said his case is rare to see in someone his age, and its diagnosed as aggressive, what do you think his chances of being recovered are?
Thanks for your question on Chat Doctor. I can understand your husbands situation and problem. Non Hodgkin's lymphoma is one of the most aggressive malignancy of body. At the same time it is highly chemo sensitive. It actually disappears with effective chemotherapy. This is the reason for short course chemotherapy. Non Hodgkin's lymphoma patients need regular follow with CT scan every six monthly. So whenever there is relapse of lymphoma, chemotherapy is administered. Over all prognosis is not good. Life expectancy is less than 5 months. Lymphoma can not be cured, but it can be controlled through chemotherapy. But recurrence is very common. So repeated chemotherapy are needed. Hope I have solved your query. Wishing good health to your boyfriend. Thanks.