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Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma

  • Posted: 02/12/2008

Supportive Care

Non-Hodgkin lymphoma and its treatment can lead to other health problems. You may receive supportive care to prevent or control these problems and to improve your comfort and quality of life during treatment.

You may receive antibiotics and other drugs to help protect you from infections. Your health care team may advise you to stay away from crowds and from people with colds and other contagious diseases. If an infection develops, it can be serious, and you will need treatment right away.

Non-Hodgkin lymphoma and its treatment also can lead to anemia, which may make you feel very tired. Drugs or blood transfusions can help with this problem.

You can get information about supportive care on NCI's Web site at http://www.cancer.gov/cancerinfo/coping 1 and from NCI's Cancer Information Service at 1-800-4-CANCER and at LiveHelp (http://www.cancer.gov/livehelp).



Glossary Terms

anemia (uh-NEE-mee-uh)
A condition in which the number of red blood cells is below normal.
blood transfusion (blud tranz-FYOO-zhun)
A procedure in which a person is given an infusion of whole blood or parts of blood. The blood may be donated by another person, or it may have been taken from the patient earlier and stored until needed. Also called transfusion.

Table of Links

1http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/coping