- Relieve symptoms
- Stop the cancer from getting worse
- Get the disease into remission
If your doctor says you need treatment, there are many options to help manage your DLBCL. These include antibody therapy and/or chemotherapy. Often, doctors will combine these 2 types of treatment.
The appropriate treatment for you depends on a number of
factors.
These include:
- The stage of DLBCL: how much DLBCL there is and where it is in your body
- Your personal characteristics, such as age and overall health
- Your symptoms
- The size of your lymph nodes, liver, or spleen
- Your blood count measures