Can lymphoma be cured?

Can lymphoma be cured? It has always been a question of concern to patients and their families, but no one dares to say that lymphoma can be cured. The treatment of lymphoma depends on the patient's condition, symptoms, age, onset and other factors. So, can lymphoma be cured? Let's take a closer look!

Malignant lymphoma is a type of malignant tumor, and this disease often occurs in young and middle-aged people, which has a great impact on the labor force. According to statistics from the World Health Organization, there are about 350,000 new lymphoma patients and more than 200,000 deaths each year in the world. In China, there are about 25,000 new lymphoma patients and 20,000 deaths each year, which is on the rise and is almost incurable.

Malignant changes in lymphatic tissue usually invade superficial or mediastinal, retroperitoneal, and mesenteric lymph nodes first, or they may invade lymph nodes in these areas at the same time. In a small number of patients, the disease may originate from lymphatic organs outside the lymph nodes. Most tumor patients present with painless cervical lymphadenopathy in the early clinical diagnosis, and other parts such as submandibular and axillary lymph nodes will be found one after another later. Lymph nodes can range from soybean to jujube-sized, with medium hardness, tough, uniform and full. The mediastinum is also one of the common sites for malignant lymphoma. Most patients often have no obvious symptoms in the early stages of the disease, and only X-ray clinical diagnosis examinations will reveal lobed yin in the middle and anterior mediastinum. About 50% of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL) will invade the liver. In some cases, hepatosplenomegaly may be the first symptom, but since most of these patients have no obvious abnormalities in liver function, and because the mass is diffuse, liver scans rarely show large space-occupying pathological changes, so it is sometimes not very easy to find.

In addition to the clinical manifestations of these pathological changes, malignant lymphoma also has systemic clinical manifestations caused by tumors. About 10% of tumor patients have fever, rash, night sweats, weight loss and other systemic symptoms as the earliest clinical manifestations. Some tumor patients have long-term irregular fever for unknown reasons. It was not until a few years later that superficial lymph node enlargement was discovered, and the diagnosis was confirmed after clinical diagnostic examinations. There are also a small number of tumor patients with more hidden lesions, but there are often periodic low fever, continuous fever, sweating, weight loss and other symptoms. The presence of multiple symptoms may mark the clinical progression of the disease. In addition, the nervous system, skin, bone marrow, etc. are often involved.

Through the above introduction, I believe everyone has a certain understanding of whether lymphoma can be cured. Don’t be afraid if you have lymphoma, but go to a regular hospital for examination and treatment in time. Symptomatic treatment will have better results. In addition, patients should also pay attention to mood regulation during treatment. A happy mood is very helpful for recovery.