Is radiation treatment standard routine for stage 3 NHL?
Patient: Hello, I am a 49yrold female with stage 3b NHL(DLBCL) diagnosed by tru-cut biopsy in nov last year & DUE FOR MY 5th chemo regime(R-CHOP) on 25-01-2011. The hematologist treating me says after the 6th cycle a PET SCAN is due & he says i will definitely need to undergo 2/3 wks of radiation treatment. Is this the normal standard routine? Pls help & advice! sincerely yours, r.jayanthi Doctor: Hi, Radiaiton for lymphoma dpends upon the disease and histopathological type of lymphoma . and if you have been advised for radiaiton ,plz take radiation treatment otherwise it will recur.