Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma Stories

Patients Share Stories of First Symptoms, Diagnosis & Treatment

Read in-depth non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma stories from our patients and survivors, who share everything from first symptoms, different diagnoses, treatments, and quality of life. You can also hear from a blood cancer specialist.

Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma Basics

→ What is Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma?

→ Common Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma Symptoms

→ Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma Medical Experts

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Patient Stories

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Hear from people living with non-Hodgkin lymphoma

Real experiences with diagnosis, treatment choices, side effects, and life beyond non-Hodgkin lymphoma — in their own words.

B-Cell Lymphomas

Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma

Primary Mediastinal B-Cell Lymphoma (PMBCL)

Mantle Cell Lymphoma (MCL)

Burkitt Lymphoma

Follicular Lymphoma

Marginal Zone Lymphoma (MZL)

Small Lymphocytic Lymphoma/Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (SLL/CLL)

SLL is essentially the same as CLL, with minor differences. Both are treated the same. Our medical expert interviews say it’s mostly categorized under leukemia, not under non-Hodgkin lymphoma.

Waldenstrom Macroglobulinemia

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T-Cell Lymphomas

Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma (ALCL)

ALCL is a T-cell subtype of non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. There are two main types, one that impacts mostly the skin, known as cutaneous ALCL.

The other is systemic ALCL, which breaks down into ALK-positive, which more commonly affects children and young adults, and ALK-negative, which more commonly occur in older adults.

Subcutaneous Panniculitis-like T-Cell Lymphoma (SPTCL)

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Hematologists & Experts

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