The New Diagnosis of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma
I have received a most interesting, and most important, message in which the writer states that a famffily member has just been newly diagnosed with NHL. It is in the newly diagnosed patient that there be a carefully developed therapeutic plan after all options are considered.
The writer aks about informational websites: I suggest starting with the the healthology website (www.lymphomainnovations.com) ; then, the lymphoma and leukemia society site (www.leukemia-lymphoma.org.
I suggest that, after staging of the disease has been completed, the newly diagnosed patient obtain a consultation with a physician who is personally experienced in radioimmunotherapy (RIT). After such consultation, the patient will be in a much better position to personally decide upon his/her treatment regimen, especially if chemotherapy alone, or chemotherapy and immunotherapy, have been suggested.
From my personal experience, it is critical to know whether RIT may play a role in therapy, even in off-label use.
Mort