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Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma The Patient's Playbook to Diagnosis, CAR-T, New Immunotherapies & Long-Term Remission by Terry J. Smith When the words ""You have lymphoma"" land, minutes stretch and language bends. This clear, compassionate guide steadies that moment-and the many that follow. Written in plain English and rigorously evidence-based, Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma gives patients and caregivers the same practical framework top clinics use to move from shock to a plan. Inside, you'll learn how to: Understand exactly what type of NHL you have (DLBCL, follicular, mantle cell, marginal zone, T-cell, and more) and why subtype precision changes everything. Decode staging, PET-CT reports, IPI/FLIPI scores-and use them to make decisions without panic. Navigate first-line therapy (R-CHOP, BR, radiotherapy) with realistic timelines, side-effect playbooks, and clinic-day checklists. Make sense of modern options: CAR-T in plain English, bispecific antibodies (glofitamab, epcoritamab, mosunetuzumab), antibody-drug conjugates (polatuzumab, loncastuximab), and targeted pills (BTK inhibitors, venetoclax, tazemetostat). Handle relapse decisions with confidence-re-biopsy, second opinions, trials, and smart sequencing-without losing the life you're trying to protect. Live well during treatment: nutrition that works, fatigue fixes, infection-risk sanity, work/school tips, intimacy & fertility guidance, and caregiver scripts. Build a durable survivorship plan-vaccines and late-effect checks; heart, bone, and nerve health; fear-of-recurrence tools that actually help. What makes this book different Patient-first voice. No jargon without translation. No hype without caveats. Decision tools. One-page care-plan template, 10-minute visit card, ""best-case/realistic/worst-case"" worksheets, and myth-busting filters for internet claims. Actionable scripts. Exactly what to say when calling about a fever at 10 p.m., requesting an excisional biopsy, or arranging a rapid second opinion. Who it's for Patients and families at any stage-from first biopsy and ""watch & wait"" to CAR-T and long-term follow-up-as well as nurses and clinicians who want a trustworthy handout for real-world conversations. If you want a guide that's both scientifically current and deeply humane-one that helps you translate reports, choose wisely, and live fully-this playbook is for you. Includes: checklists, templates, visit-day scripts, clinical-trial primer, and a practical survivorship roadmap.

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