There are some very good treatments for the big "L" these days. I have had several people in my live over the years that have beat it. All depends on the specific type, and the aggressive nature of that type. At the same time, in any form of cancer your own attitude and thinking is very important. I have a friend who beat stage 4 lymphoma after seven bouts with chemotherapy and then finally a bone marrow. He had been written off again and again by MD's and he was the one who got the last laugh!