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Lower chemotherapy dose helps people 80+ with lymphoma (Level A1) — a person holding raspberries in their hands on a table

Lower chemotherapy dose helps people 80+ with lymphomaCEFR A1

28 Dec 2025

Adapted from U. Rochester-URMC, Futurity CC BY 4.0

Photo by John Vid, Unsplash

Level A1 – Beginner
2 min
66 words
  • People aged 80 and older have lymphoma.
  • A study found a lower chemotherapy dose helps.
  • Many can be cured or live longer.
  • Doctors used a smaller chemo dose.
  • Fewer people stopped treatment from side effects.
  • Researchers looked at community cancer clinics.
  • The smaller dose kept good treatment results.
  • It caused less harm than the full dose.
  • New trials will test the smaller dose with a drug.

Difficult words

  • lymphomaa cancer that affects the lymph system
  • chemotherapymedicine treatment that kills cancer cells
    chemo
  • dosean amount of medicine given at one time
  • side effectan unwanted problem from a medicine
    side effects
  • clinica place where people get medical care
    clinics
  • cureto make someone healthy again
    cured

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Discussion questions

  • Have you been to a clinic?
  • Do you worry about medicine side effects?
  • Would you try a smaller medicine dose if a doctor suggested it?

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