Need Clarification regarding Splenic Marginal Zone Lymphoma

[sellakumar]

I am from India and I was informed by the doctors that my mother, who is 61 years, has a rare disease called Splenic Marginal Zone Lymphoma. The percentage of Lymphocytes in her blood is 85% and I was told that she is in stage IV of blood cancer.

I would like to get the following clarifications:

a. Is this disease a chronic or acute?

b. How should this be treated and what is the success rate?

c. Can I opt for Ayurvedic treatment?

Please help me

[Jm954 Administrator]

Hi, Sellakumar,

Sorry to hear about you mother's diagnosis. My knowledge of SMZL is limited but I pulled up this paper from 2016 which looks good and discusses diagnosis and possible treatments, including splenectomy. SMZL is mostly an indolent disease but approx 5%-10% of patients transform to high grade, aggressive lmphoma. NOTCH1 is implicated in this transformation as it is in CLL.

bloodjournal.org/content/12...

I'm afraid I know even less about Ayurvedic treatment but hopefully someone else will be able to help.

Wishing your mother all the best.

[sellakumar in reply to Jm954]

Thank you very much Jm954.

[debcesq in reply to sellakumar]

I also have smzl