Treatment for non-Hodgkin lymphoma
Your treatment depends on several factors. These include what type of NHL you have and where it has spread to (the stage). It also depends on how fast it is growing (the grade) and your general health.
Treatment might include chemotherapy, targeted and immunotherapy drugs, steroids, radiotherapy and a stem cell transplant.
Your treatment depends on what type of NHL you have. If you know what type you have, you can read more about your treatment by selecting your type from the 'types of NHL' menu page.
Treatment options for non-Hodgkin lymphoma
The main treatment options for NHL are chemotherapy, targeted cancer drugs, steroids, radiotherapy and stem cell transplant.
Chemotherapy
Chemotherapy uses anti cancer drugs to destroy cancer cells. You might have a combination of chemotherapy drugs for NHL.
Targeted cancer drugs
Targeted therapy is a type of cancer treatment that uses drugs or other substances to seek out and destroy cancer cells. Targeted drugs are used to treat Non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL).
CAR T-cell therapy
You might hear CAR T-cell therapy called a type of adoptive cell transfer. It's a possible treatment for some children with leukaemia and some adults with lymphoma.
Radiotherapy
Radiotherapy uses high energy rays to kill cancer cells. See how you might have it for non-Hodgkin lymphoma.
Transplants
High dose chemotherapy damages the stem cells that make blood cells in the bone marrow. So after this intensive treatment you have a stem cell or bone marrow transplant to replace the cells.
Surgery
Surgery isn’t often used as to treat non-Hodgkin lymphoma. See when you might have it and what to expect at the hospital.
Follow up
Find out about follow up appointments and tests after treatment for non-Hodgkin lymphoma.
If your non-Hodgkin lymphoma comes back
Find out about treatment if your lymphoma comes back after treatment.
