My aunt has been diagnosed with lyphoma in her breast.....

The lymphoma in her breast has spread to her brain and she has one large tumor several small-the doctors are telling her she will get better with chemo and radiation-how factual is that?????

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Dear healthcareaccuracy,   Lymphoma is not one diease, but rather consists of about 20 different types of tumors.  The different tumor types have different prognosis associated with them.  In some cases even with extensive disease, successful treatment can lead to disease free "remissions".  It is difficult without knowing her baseline what her doctors are meaning when they say she'll "get better" with treatment.  This is a good question to pursue with them - the goals of treatment and hoped for benefit.