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Is adjuvant therapy(chemo) effective for non-hodgkin's lymphoma cases?
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Yes: Chemotherapy is the primary treatment for non hodgkins lymphoma. It's effectiveness depend on several favors like stage, type of lymphoma, and the international prognostic index.
Answered 12/13/2014
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Usually it is: The definitive treatement. Adjuvant refers to a treatment "in addition" to the "curing treatment". Best example is surgery is definitive in breast cancer, chemo is adjuvant. It used to be chemo might be adjuvant to xrt, now it's other way around.
Answered 1/29/2013
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