Prognosis of the Malignant Lymphomas

Article1 April 1956PROGNOSIS OF THE MALIGNANT LYMPHOMASCHARLES A. HALL, M.D., KENNETH B. OLSON, M.D.CHARLES A. HALL, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, KENNETH B. OLSON, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-44-4-687 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptINTRODUCTIONThe course of a malignant lymphoma varies widely from patient to patient. Some patients do not respond to any therapy and die within a few months. Many have remissions of a few months, respond less and less with future therapy, and die in from two to three years after the diagnosis is made. Some have a course similar to that of the latter group but remissions are longer, spread of the disease is slower, and they live five, 10 or 15 years. In some cases these patients have a long remission from a single course of therapy and then...Bibliography1. 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Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Albany, N. Y.*Received for publication October 26, 1955.From the Department of Medicine, Sub-Department of Oncology, Albany Medical College, and the Department of Medicine, Albany Veterans Administration Hospital.†Fellow in Oncology, New York State Division of the American Cancer Society during part of this study.Requests for reprints should be addressed to Charles A. Hall, M.D., Veterans Administration Hospital, 113 Holland Avenue, Albany, N. Y. 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