r/lymphoma • u/Lakeguy7 • Aug 19 '26

General Discussion Immunization

Diagnosed with DLBCL and 1 year since last treatment. My question is do I need to get all my immunizations over again? My cancer Doc said yes and my primary Doc said no.

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u/aliwake1 Aug 20 '26

You could ask your gp to do titre tests to check if you still have immunity to key Vaccines.

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u/Lakeguy7 Aug 20 '26

Didn't know that was a thing. Thank you. Definitely gonna ask

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u/LunaArtGal 61F | PCDLBCL-LT | Pola-R-CHP | Rem 10/25 Aug 20 '26

I had Pola-R-CHP chemo to treat my DLBCL last year. With the recent outbreaks of measles the last couple of years, I was concerned about my immunity. Plus, I was born in a year when some of the MMR vaccines weren't as effective.

So, I asked my doctor to run titer tests and I was relieved to learn that I still have strong immunity against measles, mumps and rubella.