What to Expect During Salvage Therapy
Salvage therapy can be in numerous forms. The salvage therapy administered to you will depend on you, your condition and your overall health.
For example, salvage therapy for a 25-year-old with lymphoma [5] and no other conditions will look different than salvage therapy for an 80-year-old person with lymphoma and heart disease. Your doctor will discuss with you what salvage therapy will look like for you.
It might involve new medications or additional rounds of chemotherapy or radiation. Salvage therapy for cancer in severe cases might include surgery to remove a tumor that has spread or come back.