Lymphoma
The form of cancer that starts in the lymphatic system of the body is known as Lymphoma.
There are two types of lymphoma
- Hodgkin lymphoma- common in the 20-40 and late 60 age groups
- Non-Hodgkin lymphoma- common in the 60-80 age groups
Both types are more frequent in men than women.
Symptoms
Causes
Treatment
Chemotherapy – Drugs are used to kill cancer cells in the blood and bone marrow.
Radiation – Leukemia cells are killed or their growth is prevented by high-beam X-rays.
Biologic therapy – Cancer cells are attacked by the immune system and this biological therapy or immunotherapy helps the immune system find foreign cells.
Targeted therapy – There are specific genes or proteins that cancer cells need to grow and these genes are blocked with the help of drugs.
Stem cell transplant – New stem cells are inserted in the blood to replace the damaged cells.
Management
Some Facts about Autologous BMT in Lymphoma
| Number of days taken for initial investigations | 7 |
| Number of days in Hepa filter room | 16-20 |
| Number of days in Room | 0 |
| Follow up days | 20 |
| Total days required to stay overseas for treatment | 47 |
Role of Parishay Healthcare in planning treatment for Lymphoma!
After you contact us, a relationship manager is allocated to you who arranges a teleconsultation with an excellent healthcare provider according to your need. After your consent, we move forward with your untroubled travel arrangements, treatment plan, and follow-up care.
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