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    Lymphoma is a type of blood cancer that starts in white blood cells called lymphocytes. Non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) is the most common type of lymphoma. NHL can occur at any age but is most commonly diagnosed in men aged 65-74. Lymphoma can be fast or slow-growing. The most common fast-growing type is diffuse large B-cell lymphoma, while the most common slow-growing type is follicular lymphoma. Slow-growing lymphoma has few symptoms and can spread unnoticed, so patients may not need immediate treatment but experience many relapses over time as it becomes more aggressive.

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    Lymphoma is a type of blood cancer that starts in white blood cells called lymphocytes. Non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) is the most common type of lymphoma. NHL can occur at any age but is most commonly diagnosed in men aged 65-74. Lymphoma can be fast or slow-growing. The most common fast-growing type is diffuse large B-cell lymphoma, while the most common slow-growing type is follicular lymphoma. Slow-growing lymphoma has few symptoms and can spread unnoticed, so patients may not need immediate treatment but experience many relapses over time as it becomes more aggressive.

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    Lymphoma is a type of blood cancer that starts in white blood cells called lymphocytes. Non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) is the most common type of lymphoma. NHL can occur at any age but is most commonly diagnosed in men aged 65-74. Lymphoma can be fast or slow-growing. The most common fast-growing type is diffuse large B-cell lymphoma, while the most common slow-growing type is follicular lymphoma. Slow-growing lymphoma has few symptoms and can spread unnoticed, so patients may not need immediate treatment but experience many relapses over time as it becomes more aggressive.

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    Understanding lymphoma

    Blood cancers are the fourth


    most common cause of
    cancer death worldwide1

    There are three main types of blood cancer:

    Leukaemia Lymphoma Myeloma

    Lymphoma is a type of blood


    cancer that starts in white
    blood cells

    Lymphocytes,
    A type of white blood
    cell, are essential to the
    body’s ability to fight
    infection

    Non-Hodgkin lymphoma
    (NHL) is the most common
    type of lymphoma, found in
    4 out of 5 patients2

    Every 60 seconds worldwide


    someone is told that they have NHL.
    This means over 540,000 people
    will be diagnosed with NHL per year1

    65 NHL can occur at any age and in


    both men and women, but is most
    74 commonly diagnosed in men and
    in those aged 65-74 years3

    Lymphoma can
    be fast or
    slow-growing

    The most common type of


    fast-growing lymphoma is diffuse
    large B-cell lymphoma, diagnosed in
    around one third of people with NHL4

    The most common slow-growing


    (also called indolent) type is follicular
    lymphoma, diagnosed in around
    one fifth of people with NHL4

    Slow-growing lymphoma has few


    symptoms and so can spread
    unnoticed in the body

    When initially diagnosed with follicular


    lymphoma, patients may not immediately
    need a treatment. This particular situation
    is called "active surveillance"

    Patients with indolent lymphoma experience


    many relapses

    Each time their lymphoma comes


    back it can be harder to treat and
    can become more aggressive6

    Because of this, patients can


    live in fear of their disease
    coming back

    More treatments
    are needed
    For indolent lymphoma so
    that patients can have options

    References
    1. Globocan 2020. World fact sheet. [Internet; cited April 2022]. 4. Cancer.Net. Leukemia – Lymphoma –Non-Hodgkin: Subtype.
    Available at: http://gco.iarc.fr/today/data/factsheets/popula- [Internet; cited April 2022]. Available from: https://www.cancer.net/can-
    tions/900-world-fact-sheets.pdf. cer-types/lymphoma-non-hodgkin/subtypes.
    2. Patient. Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma. [Internet; cited April 2022]. 5. eMedicinehealth. Is Follicular Lymphoma Deadly?
    Available from: https://patient.info/cancer/blood-cancers/non-hodg- [Internet ; cited April 2022]. Available from : https://www.emedicine-
    kins-lymphoma. health.com/is_follicular_lymphoma_deadly/article_em.htm.
    3. SEER (Surveillance, Epidemiology and End Results) Cancer Statistics 6. Montoto S, et al. J Clin Oncol 25 (17): 2426-33, 2007.
    Review, 1975-2011. National Cancer Institute; 2014. [Internet; cited
    April 2022]. Available at: http://seer.cancer.gov/statfacts/html/nhl.html.

    M-XX-00009383 | Date of preparation: May 2022

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