There are different types of lymphoma and treatment depends on exactly which kind it is. The most important question is whether it is low or high grade. Low grade non-Hodgkin lymphomas are often slow growing and may not require treatment until they produce symptoms or cause other problems, and when treatment is given it is often in the form of tablets. If the non-Hodgkin lymphoma is high grade then it usually requires more immediate treatment with stronger intravenous chemotherapy.

Sometimes, if your doctors are unsure whether it has been effectively treated they may recommend a single course of a high dose chemotherapy. If that is the case you would need to have bone marrow or cells that come from your bone marrow (stem cells) stored in the fridge and given back to you after the high dose treatment. This is known as a transplant and is done to replace your bone marrow which will be damaged by the high dose chemotherapy. Lymphomas of any type usually respond well to treatment.

Please check with your doctors the type of lymphoma you have and ask them the grade and stage (how far it has spread) and the type of chemotherapy they are planning.