Radioimmunotherapy: proven effectiveness
It is very interesting in the history of medicine that, in certain diseases, effective, new medications are accepted immediately, while, in other disease states, effective medications are more slowly accepted by the medical community.
The reasons for this incongruity are sometimes unclear. At times, the data proving a medication's effectiveness appears to be grudgingly slow. Certainly, all physicians want their patients to get better.
Based upon what I have been advised, radioimmunotherapy (RIT) is effective and, in most patients, well tolerated. In my case, I did not lose a single day of work related to RIT therapy. Its time has come to stand as an important weapon against non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.
I personally feel that all newly-diagnosed NHL patients shoulld get the benefit of a consultation with a physician who is experienced in radioimmunotherapy before deciding upon a treatment regimen.
Mort Diamond