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How is chemotherapy administered to a lymphoma patient?
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It depends on the type of chemotherapy. My son was diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia. His protocol called for several different chemo drugs to be administered intravenously. He also takes two types of chemo drugs in a pill form.
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 13y agoCurative chemotherapy usually requires multiple administrations of the chemical agent. Chemotherapy or systemic therapy is administered in the blood and circulates through the entire body. The choice of chemotherapeutic.
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∙ 13y agoThe drugs may either be administered intravenously (through a vein) in the arm or given orally in the form of pills.
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Patient with MALT lymphoma who do not respond to standard treatment undergo what alternative therapy?
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How do you use the word lymphoma in a sentence?
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How is chemotherapy administered?
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