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Lymphoma (non-Hodgkin's lymphoma and Hodgkin's disease)

Lymphoma is a name for cancers of the lymphatic system.

When you have lymphoma, large numbers of abnormal lymphocytes are made. These abnormal lymphocytes replace some of your normal lymphocytes. This can affect your immune system and the way your body fights infections. The lymph nodes also become swollen, forming lumps (tumours).

There are two main types of lymphoma: non-Hodgkin lymphoma and Hodgkin lymphoma. Some differences are:

• Hodgkin tumours have an abnormal cell called a Reed-Sternberg cell
• the two types of lymphoma spread and are treated differently.

There are different types of non-Hodgkin lymphoma. Indolent lymphomas grow slowly; the commonest type is follicular lymphoma. Aggressive lymphomas grow quickly; the commonest type is diffuse large cell lymphoma.

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