ON THIS PAGE: You will learn more about coping with the physical, emotional, social, and financial effects of childhood cancer and its treatment. Use the menu to see other pages.

Every cancer treatment can cause side effects or changes to your child’s body and how they feel. For many reasons, people do not experience the same side effects even when given the same treatment for the same type of cancer. This can make it hard to predict how your child will feel during treatment.

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ON THIS PAGE: You will find some questions to ask your doctor or other members of the health care team, to help you better understand your diagnosis, treatment plan, and overall care. Use the menu to see other pages.

ON THIS PAGE: You will learn more about coping with the physical, emotional, social, and financial effects of cancer and its treatment. Use the menu to see other pages.

Every cancer treatment can cause side effects or changes to your body and how you feel. For many reasons, people do not experience the same side effects even when they are given the same treatment for the same type of cancer. This can make it hard to predict how you will feel during treatment.

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ON THIS PAGE: You will find some helpful links to other areas of Cancer.Net that provide information about cancer care and treatment. This is the final page of Cancer.Net’s Guide to Childhood Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma. Use the menu to go back and see other pages.

Cancer.Net includes many other sections about the medical and emotional aspects of non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) for the person diagnosed and their family members and friends. This website is meant to be a resource for you and your loved ones from the time of diagnosis, through treatment, and beyond.

ON THIS PAGE: You will find information about the estimated number of children and teens who will be diagnosed with non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) each year. You will also read general information on surviving the disease. Remember, survival rates depend on several factors, and no 2 people with cancer are the same. Use the menu to see other pages.

ON THIS PAGE: You will read about your child’s medical care after cancer treatment is finished and why this follow-up care is important. Use the menu to see other pages.

Care for children diagnosed with non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) does not end when active treatment has finished. Your child’s health care team will continue to check that the cancer has not come back, manage any side effects, and monitor your child’s overall health. This is called follow-up care. All children treated for cancer, including NHL, should have life-long, follow-up care.

ON THIS PAGE: You will read about the scientific research being done to learn more about childhood non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) and how to treat it. Use the menu to see other pages.

Doctors are working to learn more about childhood NHL, ways to prevent it, how to best treat it, and how to provide the best care to people diagnosed with this disease. The following areas of research may include new options for patients through clinical trials. Always talk with your child’s doctor about the best diagnostic and treatment options for your child.

ON THIS PAGE: You will learn about how doctors describe the growth or spread of non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL). This is called the stage. Use the menu to see other pages.

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• What is cancer staging?

• Stage I

ON THIS PAGE: You will find a list of common tests, procedures, and scans that doctors use to find the cause of the medical problem. Use the menu to see other pages.

Doctors use many tests to find, or diagnose, cancer. They also do tests to learn if cancer has spread to another part of the body from where it started. If the cancer has spread, it is called metastasis. Doctors may also do tests on the lymphoma cells to learn which treatments could work best.

ON THIS PAGE: You will find out more about the changes and medical problems that can be a sign of childhood non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL). Use the menu to see other pages.