Depends on the specific form of lymphoma. For low-grade lymphoma, watchful waiting is often the initial course of action. If a low-grade lymphoma is becoming symptomatic, radiotherapy or chemotherapy are the treatments of choice, as while they do not cure the lymphoma, they can palliate symptoms, particulary painful lymphadenopathy. Patients with low-grade lymphoma can live near-normal lifespans, but the disease is incurable.
Treatment of high-grade lymphoma can result in a cure in the majority of cases, however, the prognosis for patients with a poor response to therapy is worse. Treatment for high-grade lymphoma typically consists of aggressive chemotherapy, including the CHOP regimen.
Hodgkin lymphoma typically is treated with radiotherapy alone, as long as it is localized.
Advanced Hodgkins disease requires systemic chemotherapy, sometimes combined with radiotherapy. See the article on the corresponding form of lymphoma for further information.
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