Assertion: lymphoma | /r/HasProperty | treated
Facets:
value: right away
type: MANNER
Source sentences:
text: Your doctor uses watchful waiting to closely monitor the disease with regular testing until the lymphoma needs to be treated.
text: For stage II bulky lymphomas, certain other factors (known as prognostic factors) are used to help determine if the lymphoma should be treated as limited or advanced.
text: For example, for many of the common types of non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL), stage I or stage II non-bulky disease is considered limited while stage III or IV is considered advanced, and treatment is recommended accordingly; and, for stage II bulky lymphomas, prognostic factors are used to help determine if the lymphoma should be treated as limited or advanced.
text: Even if lymphoma is treated and seemingly cured, it could come back, at which time standard treatment may not work anymore and a stem cell transplant may become necessary.
text: It is treated the same way as other diffuse large-cell lymphomas (see above).
text: It’s not always clear if the lymphoma needs to be treated right away, especially if the lymphoma isn’t causing problems other than mildly swollen lymph nodes.