Hi I just wondered if anyone can help with a few questions I have about my son? He was diagnosed last August aged 20 with Hodgkin Lymphoma Stage 2 Bulky Mass on his chest and neck, he's had 6 cycles of ABVD chemo. He had a PET scan after 2 cycles and the Bleomycin was dropped. His last chemo was 3 Feb, he waited 4 weeks then another PET scan. We were hoping for an all clear as he seemed to respond well to the treatment with minimal side effects and has remained fairly healthy. We had an appointment with his doctor on 13 March and were told his chest is clear, but there was still cause for concern with a small area on one side of his neck. The doctor said he needed a biopsy 'to check if it's Hodgkins' and if it was they can treat with radiotherapy. He's had the biopsy this morning, the radiologist told him one side of his neck seemed abnormal, but they couldn't get a biopsy from the other side as it was too close to an artery. The questions I have are: is there any reason why the chemo didn't get rid of all of the cancer? If it started in his neck is this a stubborn area that needs more treatment to get rid of it? Or is it possible the cancer went but has now started to come back in his neck again? Thanks for any help.
