Lymphoma is a very serious disease of the immune system, causing severe damage to the body's lymphatic system. How are lymphoma cells killed and treated? What exactly is lymphoma?
How to kill and treat lymphoma cells?
1. Radiation therapy
Some types of lymphoma can be treated with radiotherapy alone in the early stages. Radiotherapy can also be used as consolidation therapy after chemotherapy and as adjuvant therapy during transplantation.
2. Chemotherapy
Chemotherapy for lymphoma often employs combination chemotherapy, which can combine targeted therapies and biologics. In recent years, chemotherapy regimens for lymphoma have been greatly improved, significantly enhancing long-term survival rates for many types of lymphoma.
3. Bone marrow transplantation
For patients under 60 years of age who are at intermediate or high risk and can tolerate high-dose chemotherapy, autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation may be considered. Allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation may also be considered for some young patients with relapse or bone marrow involvement.
4. Surgical treatment
Limited to biopsy or management of complications; if there are no contraindications for hypersplenism and there are indications for splenectomy, splenectomy can be performed to improve blood counts and create favorable conditions for subsequent chemotherapy.
What is lymphoma?
Lymphoma is a malignant tumor originating from the lymphatic system, mainly divided into two categories: Hodgkin lymphoma (HL) and non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL). In China, non-Hodgkin lymphoma is more common, accounting for over 80% of all lymphoma cases. With the rapid development of modern society in recent years, lymphoma has quietly entered the list of China's top ten malignant tumors. Data shows that the incidence rate of lymphoma in China is currently about 6.91 per 100,000, increasing at a rate of 5% annually, with approximately 50,000 new cases each year. Among these, the incidence of non-Hodgkin lymphoma has rapidly increased from 2 per 100,000 in the last century to 7 per 100,000.
Lymphoma treatment requires considerable effort, and it's essential to boost your lymphatic system's immunity to prevent the disease from taking hold.