I am not certain what you mean by, "The chemo is low dose radiation." Most patients who are diagnosed with NHL will undergo chemotherapy as their primary treatment. In some cases, when NHL is limited to a very small area, radiation therapy may be used as the primary therapy.
Your mom can donate a bone marrow sample for possible bone marrow stem cell transplant at a later date. Also, many oncology centers are now able to use a patient's own blood as a source of stem cells (either before or after chemotherapy).
Other than eating a healthy, balanced diet, I have no dietary recommendations for your mother.
Fortunately, we have much better treatments for chemotherapy-induced nausea and bone marrow suppression than were previously available, and I am sure that your mother's medical oncologist will use these medications if, and when, they are appropriate.
Best wishes for your mother's full recovery.
Sincerely/ Robert A. Wascher, MD, FACS
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