cancer
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma
(NHL), also known as lymphoma, is a group of blood cancers that includes all types of lymphomas except Hodgkin lymphomas. Symptoms include enlarged nodes, fever, night sweats, weight loss, and tiredness. Other symptoms may include bone pain, chest pain, or itchiness. Some forms are slow-growing while others are fast-growing. Unlike Hodgkin lymphoma, which often spreads in an orderly pattern between nearby lymph nodes, NHL can involve multiple parts of the body and may not follow a predictable spread.
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Symptoms — what it feels like
- ·Enlarged nodes, fever, night sweats, weight loss, tiredness, itching
How it's found
- ·Bone or node
Treatment
- ·, , , targeted therapy, stem cell , , watchful waiting
Outlook
- ·Five-year survival rate 74% (USA)
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