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Subject: Chemo and Diabetes
Date: 08/18/2006
My father has just been diagnosed with Lymphonma, he has been a diabetic for many years. Would like too know how Chemo will affect him and is there a better Chemo drug that works with Diabetic's?

Simone
Idaho
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Amnia
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Subject: Thoughts
Date: 08/18/2006
steroids are commonly used in the treatment of lymphoma. steroids will make his diabetes worse.

there are no chemotherapies that are just designed for lymphoma in diabetics. other than steroids, the other chemotherapies used do not affect diabetics more than non-diabetics.

what type of lymphoma does he have? what stage is he? treatment of stage 1 NHL (non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma) is very different from treatment of stage 4 HL (Hodgkin's Lymphoma).

-Amnia
Subject: Lymphoma/diabetes
Date: 08/19/2006
I'm unsure right now what type of Lymphoma he has, we have an appointment on Tuesday, I have many question for the doctors. I do know they want too start Chemo asap.
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