Recent diagnosis of Gastric Malt Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma: Questions

Posted by dbamos1945 @dbamos1945, Jul 14 9:33pm

I am grateful to have found your helpful organization. I appreciate your help in dealing with this diagnosis of Gastric Malt Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma. What can I expect regarding treatment and follow-up care? What side-effects from each type of treatment? Any dietary suggestions? I appreciate any and all suggestions and your experiences. Thank you!

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Lori, Volunteer Mentor | @loribmt | Jul 15 8:28am

Hi @dbamos1945, From my understanding, gastric malt Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma (marginal zone lymphoma of Mucosa-Associated Lymphoid Tissue~MALT) is generally slow to develop and the stomach is the most common site for the site of MALT lymphoma. Is this where your lymphoma was found?

There are several articles on line which talk about MALT so I’m posting two from credible sources that I think will be helpful for you:
This from MDAnderson.org:
https://www.mdanderson.org/cancerwise/what-is-malt-lymphoma--6-things-to-know.h00-159621801.html
From Cleveland Clinic.
https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/25053-malt-lymphoma
With a new diagnosis I know you have a lot of questions and concerns. Until you know what type of treatment plan your doctor has it’s difficult to speculate on what the side effects might be or followup care. Has your doctor discussed treatment options?

dbamos1945 | @dbamos1945 | Jul 19 11:20am

In reply to @loribmt "Hi @dbamos1945, From my understanding, gastric malt Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma (marginal zone lymphoma of Mucosa-Associated Lymphoid Tissue~MALT)..." + (show)

Thank you so much for info for my sister regarding her Gastric MALT Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma. Her oncologist is considering a treatment, but has delayed because of current uptake of Covid in our area. They have “watched &waited” for a couple years and will reconsider in 3 months.
Thank you all for your support. If this topic has future interest please relay posts. Thanks again!

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