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Please anyone who has answers! My father's oncologist told him we could cure his stage 3, Grade 3 follicular lymphoma, and a specialist from Portland has told us that it isn't really curable, just "treatable" or "palliative". I don't know what to think!

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Submitted by riskprof on Tue, 02/03/2009 - 15:06.
Hi CPipitone84 - The doctors only know so much, and provide few answers. My 91 year old mother in Bellingham, WA, had advanced colon cancer surgery two years ago, and they then found lymphoma. The colonoscopy was only performed due to a low red blood count(no symptoms) after a bladder infection. They told us she had three months to live without chemo or radiation, which she refused to receive. Well, she's still doing fine with no treatments, and can out pace me while shopping. She maintains her own house and yard, and is in no pain. What more can we ask? I think choice of treatment has to include the age,condition and mental outlook of the patient. Good luck to you.
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