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Lymphoma (cont.)

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Follow-up

After completion of primary therapy for lymphoma, all appropriate tests will be repeated to see how well the therapy worked.

  • The results of these tests will tell the oncologist whether the patient is in remission.

  • If the patient is in remission, the oncologist will recommend a schedule of regular testing and follow-up visits to monitor the remission and to catch any recurrence early.

  • Keeping up with these visits and tests is very important in order to avoid advanced or widespread disease.
If lymphoma recurs after treatment, the oncologist will likely recommend further treatment.


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