I am a small b-cell stage 3/4 indolent NHL. I'm 30yo and have no b-symptoms. Obviously I want to have the highest quality of life for the longest time.
I went for my 2nd opinion today and my doctor advised that 2 studies showed that in the absence of b-symptoms or other incidental issues, using chemo to push the lymphoma into temporary remission does not improve survival rates. He said that at the moment, treatment has not been shown to affect survival rates. Therefore r-chop or r-cvp treatment will serve no real purpose if the tumors are not causing an immediate problem.
This therefore disagrees with my primary oncologist's recommendation to start R-CVP to reduce the swelling of my lymph nodes.
Comments, please.
Dave