I have hodgkins lymphoma stage 2A. I have done ABVD chemo for 4 cycles (8 treatments) and now I'm at a point where I have to decide if I continue chemo for 4 more treatments or if I do radiation.If anyone went through this, what did you do?

hello im paulette i went through all my chemo and radiation. i had 5 weeks of radiation after chemo radiation is so much easier! but im 3yrs cancer free ! good luck with everything:) paulette

This depends on how big your tumor was at diagnosis. I have stage 2 hodgkins as well and because my tumor was considered "bulky" I underwent 6 cycles of abvd. Unfortunately, after i was finished with abvd i still had a small spot showing up on my pet scans so i have since begun an inpatient treatment called ICE therapy. So, if your pet scans still aren't clean, I would definately continue abvd. Good luck, Ashley

Hello,

I've had 2 of 6 treatments of ABVD for stage II Hodgkin's - when I was diagnosed, I was given the choice between 9 weeks of chemo plus radiation treatments, or 6 rounds of ABVD and no radiation. I chose the ABVD because my doctor told me that radiation can significantly increase your chances of breast cancer (my tumors were mostly in my chest), and my mother had breast cancer when she was in her 30's. I think if you have any family history of breast cancer, I would definitely opt for more chemo (even though it really, really sucks) just to be on the safe side for the future.

I'm so sorry to hear about the spot - I have my mid treatment scans in a couple weeks & I'm so nervous. SO, SO, SO much luck to you, especially in the coming days. I hope very much that things go well for you.

Lauren