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Lymphoma is cancer that begins in cells of the lymph system. The two main types are Hodgkin lymphoma and non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL). Hodgkin lymphoma can ... Skiptomaincontent Español 1-800-4-CANCER LiveChat Publications Dictionary Home CancerTypes Lymphoma—PatientVersion GotoHealthProfessionalVersion Overview Lymphomaisabroadtermforcancerthatbeginsincellsofthelymphsystem.ThetwomaintypesareHodgkinlymphomaandnon-Hodgkinlymphoma(NHL).Hodgkinlymphomacanoftenbecured.TheprognosisofNHLdependsonthespecifictype.Explorethelinksonthispagetolearnmoreaboutlymphomatreatment,research,andclinicaltrials. Treatment PDQTreatmentInformationforPatients AdultHodgkinLymphomaTreatment AdultNon-HodgkinLymphomaTreatment AIDS-RelatedLymphomaTreatment MycosisFungoides(IncludingSézarySyndrome)Treatment PrimaryCNSLymphomaTreatment ChildhoodHodgkinLymphomaTreatment ChildhoodNon-HodgkinLymphomaTreatment Moreinformation LateEffectsofTreatmentforChildhoodCancer(PDQ®) StemCellTransplantsinCancerTreatment DrugsApprovedforHodgkinLymphoma DrugsApprovedforNon-HodgkinLymphoma FindNCI-SupportedClinicalTrials Causes&Prevention NCIdoesnothavePDQevidence-basedinformationaboutpreventionoflymphoma. Moreinformation CancerPreventionOverview(PDQ®) Screening NCIdoesnothavePDQevidence-basedinformationaboutscreeningforlymphoma. Moreinformation CancerScreeningOverview(PDQ®) Research ResearchfindingsandNCIprogramsleadingtoprogressintreatinglymphoma. CopingwithCancer Theinformationinthissectionismeanttohelpyoucopewiththemanyissuesandconcernsthatoccurwhenyouhavecancer. FeelingsandCancer AdjustingtoCancer SupportforCaregivers Survivorship AdvancedCancer ManagingCancerCare Statistics Lymphomastatisticsbasedondatafromlargegroupsofpatientstobeusedasageneralguide.