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Childhood Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma: Treatment

There are differing treatments for patients with childhood Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. The main types of treatment are:

• Chemotherapy (using drugs to kill cancer cells and shrink tumors) is the main choice for treatment.
• Radiation therapy (using high-dose x-rays or other high-energy rays to kill cancer cells and shrink tumors) is sometimes used in special situations.
• Bone marrow and peripheral blood transplants - transplants (actually high dose chemotherapy and/or radiotherapy with a "rescue" of the immune system) are being tested in clinical trials for certain patients.

Clinical trials are used to gauge therapy effectiveness and for those who wish to help researchers test new therapies. NCI recommends all children be generally considered for clinical trials and be cared for by a multidisciplinary team of pediatric oncologists.

For specific types of treatment given the type and stage see the National Cancer Institute (NCI) data sheets listed under the Childhood Lymphoma: Resources Page.

 

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Resources

Childhood Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma Treatment - NCI
Lymphoma - MedlinePlus - US National Institutes of Health
Childhood Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma How Is Childhood Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma Treated? - ACS
Pediatric Lymphoma Treatment - Abstracts from ASCO

Chemotherapy


All chemotherapy information is now on the Childhood Non-Hodgkin's Chemotherapy Page.

Supportive Care


Supportive Care and Coping from NCI
Young People with Cancer - A Handbook for Parents from NCI

Radiotherapy


See the childhood lymphoma radiation page for more information

Clinical Trials


See the new page on Clinical Trials

 

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For more information on Childhood Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma, please see the following pages:


Childhood Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma: Chemotherapy
Childhood Lymphomas: Radiotherapy
Childhood Lymphomas: Transplants
Childhood Lymphoma: Resources
Childhood Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma: Diagnosis
Childhood Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma: Overview
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Since the early 1970s, incidence rates for non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma have nearly doubled. Improved diagnosis has contributed greatly to the increase as doctors better understand cancer of lymphocytes and can distinguish it from other diseases.
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