Will my lymphoma treatment plan differ if I am elderly?

Will my lymphoma treatment plan differ if I am elderly?

Noam Z. Drazin (Hematologist & Oncologist, Cedars-Sinai Medical Group) gives expert video advice on: What is the course of treatment for lymphoma?; How is "low-grade" lymphoma treated?; Is there any way to prevent lymphoma? and more...

I try not to pigeonhole my patients into particular age groups and look more at a functional status of a patient, which I describe as a physiologic age rather than a chronological age. I try to offer the most aggressive therapy to any patient I have based on their functional status. So I will not differ my chemotherapy or treatment based on their age unless they have specific co-morbid conditions or other medical problems that may impact their treatment.