Follicular lymphoma - what is it, symptoms and treatment

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Follicular lymphoma is a type of slow-growing blood cancer called non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL). It affects white blood cells called lymphocytes. £ Skiptomaincontent Bloodcancer Lymphoma Follicularlymphoma Follicularlymphomaisatypeofslow-growingbloodcancercallednon-Hodgkinlymphoma(NHL).Itaffectswhitebloodcellscalledlymphocytes. Follicularlymphomaataglance Whatisfollicularlymphoma? Follicularlymphomaisthemostcommontypeofoflow-gradenon-Hodgkinlymphoma(NHL).Itdevelopswhenwhitebloodcellsclustertogethertoformlumpsinyourlymphglandsororgans.Therearetwomaintypesoflymphoma:Hodgkinlymphomaandnon-Hodgkinlymphoma.Non-Hodgkinlymphomacanbefastgrowing(highgrade)orslowgrowing(lowgrade).Around4000peopledeveloplow-gradeNHLintheUKeachyear.It’smorecommoninolderpeople,andrareinchildren.Readmoreaboutfollicularlymphoma Justdiagnosedwithfollicularlymphoma? Orderourfreebooklet'Yourbloodcancerdiagnosis-whathappensnow?'.Ittellsyouthekeythingstoknowaboutbloodcancer,includingtipsfromotherpeoplewho'vebeendiagnosed. Causesoffollicularlymphoma Wedon’tknowexactlywhatcausesfollicularlymphoma.Somefactorsthatmayincreaseyourriskare:agesexfamilyhistoryinfectionsFindmoreoncausesoffollicularlymphoma Symptomsanddiagnosisoffollicularlymphoma Themostcommonsymptomisswollenglands(lumps)inyourneck,armpitorgroin.There'sarangeofteststodiagnosefollicularlymphomaandcheckhowit'sdeveloping.Moreinformationonsymptomsanddiagnosisoffollicularlymphoma Treatmentandsideeffectsforfollicularlymphoma Dependingonyoursymptomsandstageofyourcondition,youmaynotneedtreatment.Youmaybeputon‘watchandwait’–whereyouarecarefullymonitoredbyyourhealthcareteam.Ifyoudoneedtreatment,youmayhavechemotherapyalongwithimmunotherapy.Readmoreaboutfollicularlymphomatreatmentandsideeffects Prognosisforfollicularlymphoma Follicularlymphomanotusuallycurable,butitcanbetreatedsoyoucanenjoyagoodqualityoflife.Theaimoftreatmentistogetyouintoremission(wheretheamountoflymphomaissignificantlyreduced).Peoplewhohavenosymptomsmaynotneedtreatmentforalongtime,ifatall.Readmoreontheprognosisforfollicularlymphoma. Follicularlymphomaresearchandclinicaltrials Clinicaltrialsarehowwefindnewtreatmentsandimprovecurrentones.Wecanhelpyoufindoutaboutclinicaltrialsforfollicularlymphoma.Evenifyoujustwanttoknowabitmoreaboutfollicularlymphomaresearch,tryourClinicalTrialsSupportService.Ourresearchinlymphomahasfocusedonimprovingtreatments.Readaboutourscientificimpactonlymphoma. Livingwell Practicaltipsandrealstoriestohelpyouwitheverydaylife Livingwellwithorafterbloodcancer Notwhatyou'relookingfor? Findinformationonothertypesofbloodcancers Selectatypeofbloodcancer Selectatypeofbloodcancer Leukaemia Acutelymphoblasticleukaemia(ALL) Chroniclymphocyticleukaemia(CLL) Chronicmyeloidleukaemia(CML) Acutemyeloidleukaemia(AML) Acutepromyelocyticleukaemia(APL) Childhoodleukaemia Lymphoma Hodgkinlymphoma Non-Hodgkinlymphoma Burkittlymphoma Follicularlymphoma Waldenströmmacroglobulinaemia(WM) DiffuselargeB-celllymphoma(DLBCL) Myeloma Myelodysplasticsyndromes(MDS) Essentialthrombocythaemia(ET) Myelofibrosis(MF) Polycythaemiavera(PV) Notwhatyou'relookingfor? Findinformationonothertypesofbloodcancers Selectatypeofbloodcancer Selectatypeofbloodcancer Leukaemia Acutelymphoblasticleukaemia(ALL) Chroniclymphocyticleukaemia(CLL) Chronicmyeloidleukaemia(CML) Acutemyeloidleukaemia(AML) Acutepromyelocyticleukaemia(APL) Childhoodleukaemia Lymphoma Hodgkinlymphoma Non-Hodgkinlymphoma Burkittlymphoma Follicularlymphoma Waldenströmmacroglobulinaemia(WM) DiffuselargeB-celllymphoma(DLBCL) Myeloma Myelodysplasticsyndromes(MDS) Essentialthrombocythaemia(ET) Myelofibrosis(MF) Polycythaemiavera(PV) We'reheretohelpyou Talktousaboutbloodcancer ContactourSupportServicesTeam Orderordownloadourfreeinformation Findoutmoreaboutbloodcancer Connectwithothersaffectedbybloodcancer Joinouronlinecommunity

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