article_snippet.sent: Without the chemotherapy, doctors said the chemotherapy was almost certain the teenager would die.
article_snippet.sent: It usually affects young adults aged between 15 and 35 and adults over the age of 50.
article_snippet.sent: Almost all young people with HL will be fully cured.
article_snippet.sent: For older people over the age of 50, the cure rate is around 75 per cent to 80 per cent.
article_snippet.sent: Treatment depends on the extent of the cancer and will usually involve a combination of radiotherapy, chemotherapy and drugs including steroids. '