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How long can you live with Stage 4 Hodgkins lymphoma?

How long can you live with Stage 4 Hodgkins lymphoma?

Stage 4. More than 70 out of 100 people (more than 70%) will survive their Hodgkin lymphoma for 5 years or more after being diagnosed. These statistics are for net survival.

What are the chances of surviving Hodgkin lymphoma?

The 5-year relative survival rate for all patients diagnosed with Hodgkin lymphoma is now about 87%. Certain factors such as the stage (extent) of Hodgkin lymphoma and a person’s age affect these rates.

Can you live a long life with Hodgkin’s lymphoma?

The five-year survival rate refers to the percentage of patients, according to the stage of their disease at diagnosis, who live at least five years after treatment for Hodgkin lymphoma. Many of these patients live longer than five years.

Is Hodgkin lymphoma completely curable?

Treatment options In a few cases, chemotherapy may be combined with steroid medication. Surgery isn’t generally used to treat the condition, except for the biopsy used to diagnose it. Overall, treatment for Hodgkin lymphoma is highly effective and most people with the condition are eventually cured.

How long can you live with Hodgkin’s lymphoma without treatment?

The median overall survival from Craft’s series was 16.6 months, with a 3 year survival of 15.4%, and greater than 5 year survival of less than 6%.

How bad is aggressive lymphoma?

[1] The term aggressive NHL refers to those subtypes that grow rapidly (proliferation index > 40%) and would often be fatal within months without appropriate therapy. The most common subtype of aggressive NHL is diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL), which will be the main focus of this review.

Does Hodgkin’s lymphoma spread quickly?

Hodgkin lymphoma is a relatively aggressive cancer and can quickly spread through the body. Despite this, it’s also one of the most easily treated types of cancer.