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Will A Cortisone Shot Re-activate Cancer?

Helo - I am a 63 year old female who is in remission since 2008 from stage 4 b-cell non-hodgkins lymphoma. I have been seeing a Dr. for back and hip pain after a fall. He wants to give me a cortisone shot. Is this shot going to be a problem as far as the cancer going out of remission and putting me in jeopardy for re-activation of the cancer..? Thank you for any help you can give me.
Thu, 29 May 2014
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Hi. There is no medical evidence that a cortisone injection can cause relapse of Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma that is in remission. You can safely receive the injection.
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Will A Cortisone Shot Re-activate Cancer?

Hi. There is no medical evidence that a cortisone injection can cause relapse of Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma that is in remission. You can safely receive the injection. I hope your query has been answered. If you have any further questions I will be more than happy to answer. Thankyou for choosing Healthcare Magic.